THE EFFECT OF WRITE-AROUND TECHNIQUE TO THE STUDENT WRITING ABILITY AT TENTH GRADE STUDENT OF SMA MUHAMMADIYAH KEDIRI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/ 2017
Author (Penulis)
SURYA PUTRA PRIONO
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
13.1.01.08.0049
Abstract
Writing is the process of expressing ideas by creating or producing a written form in order to communicate with the readers. However, writing also known as a difficult skill for the learners of language. The students were difficult to explore their ideas. In order to solve the students’ problem, the researcher offers a solution to teach writing by using Write-around Technique. The purpose of this research were to find out the effect of Write-around Technique to the student writing ability at tenth grade student of SMA MUHAMMADIYAH Kediri in academic year 2016/ 2017. The approach of this research is quantitative research and the technique used by the researcher is experimental research especially the pre-experimental design. To analyze the data he used one group pre-test, post-test design. The instrument this research use test. The population of the research was the tenth grade students of SMA MUHAMMADIYAH Kediri and the sample was X 1 which consist of 26 students. The result of the research shows total score also increased, from total score pre-test is 1362 become 1850 for total score post-test. And mean of test also increased, from mean pre – test is 57,6 to 80,3. The score of sig (2-tailed) is 0,000 is lower than the level significance 5% (0,000 < 0,05). Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. Based on the finding above, it can be concluded that write-around technique was effective on students’ writing ability.
KEYWORDS : Write-Around Technique, Writing Ability