Improing students’ writing ability in recount text by using listing technique at grade VIII SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan

Siregar, Riski Ermina (2017) Improing students’ writing ability in recount text by using listing technique at grade VIII SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research discussed about improving students’ writing ability in recount text by using listing technique at grade VIII SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan. Most of the Students had low achievement in writing, students missed motivation and lack confidence in writing, students feel difficult to arrange sentences during the writing process in make paragraph. This research purposed to know that listing technique can improve students’ writing ability in recount text at grade VIII SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan. The method that used in this research was classroom action research by implementing the Kemmis and Mc Taggart’ design. There were four steps, they were plan, action, observe, and reflect. Moreover, to solve the writing problems the researcher applied listing technique. Moreover, the participants of this research were the class of VIII SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan consisted of 23 students and also there was collaboration with an English teacher. Instrument to collecting the data were test, and observation. Meanwhile, Technique for analyze the data were mean score and using tt. Based on the research result, showed the improvement mean score of the students. The first test in first cycle was 58.91 (43.47%), and second test in the second cycle was 80.34 (91.30%). The calculation result of t0= 6.53, with df = 22, level of signification in “Table Nilai t” (tt5% = 4.29). ). So, the calculation result of t0 is bigger than tt (6.53 ˃ 4.29). It can be concluded that the application of listing technique could be improved students’ writing ability in recount text and the hypothesis could be accepted.

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