Author (Penulis)

DONNY NOVIANTO
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Author Identity (NPM)

13.1.01.08.0134

Abstract

Writing is one of productive skill which come into many types such as :descriptive, narrative, etc. In fact, many students got problem in writing and made them to be passive in class. Besides, many teachers got less attention in teaching writing and seldom used various techniques in teaching. That is why many students get bored and unmotivated in leaning writing. Many factors can improve students’ motivation to learn writing such as preparing suitable media. There are many kinds of media. This research is aimed to know the effectiveness of WhatsApp Group Application in writing skill and students’ respond to seventh grade students of SMP NEGERI 2 Kediri 2016/2017. This research used experimental research design one group pre-test post-test and quantitative research. The research was conducted at SMP NEGERI 2 Kediri. The subject of this research was seventh grade students consisting of 35 students. The students were given pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The data got from pre-test and post-test score were analyzed using Paired Sample T-Test Manual. The result showed that t-score 14.098 was higher than t-table with level 5% was 1.690 and 1% was 2.438. The total of pre-test score was 1.835 and the post-test total score was 2.435. The research questionnaire total result also indicated that 78% of the respondents agreed that authentic materials helped them improve their writing ability and the students were not only interested but also motivated in writing to authentic materials. Based on the conclusion, it recommended for the students to improve students’ writing ability. It is very useful to improve several aspects of students’ writing ability such as identifying grammar, vocabulary, generic structure, and mechanic. Thus, the researcher suggests that the teacher’s creativity is not only designing the class is much demanded, but also using devices are required. KEYWORDS : Writing, WhatsApp (media).

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PUBLISHED

2017-08-16

JOURNAL

Simki-Pedagogia

ISSN

2599-073X

ISSUE

Vol. 01 No. 06 Tahun 2017

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