THE USE OF SERIES OF PICTURES IN TEACHING RECOUNT TEXT TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' WRITING ABILITY
(A Quasi Experimental Study of the Eighth Grade Students in a Junior School in Bandung)Writing is a part of skill in English which plays an important role in communication. However, there are some difficulties found by students especially in finding ideas. It is important for English teachers to use...
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| Summary: | (A Quasi Experimental Study of the Eighth Grade Students in a Junior School in Bandung)Writing is a part of skill in English which plays an important role in communication. However, there are some difficulties found by students especially in finding ideas. It is important for English teachers to use interesting media; one of them is by using series of pictures.This study investigated the effectiveness of the use of series of pictures in improving students' writing ability and students' responses towards the use of series of pictures in teaching recount text. This study was conducted at a junior high school in Bandung.To analyze the data, a quasi-experimental design was employed. The data were analyzed by using SPSS 16 for windows. This study involves two eighth graders classes which were divided into two groups; experimental group and control group. Data were attained through pre-test, post-test, and questionnaires. The calculation result of independent t-test on post-test shows that the significance value was lower than 0. 05 (0. 046 < 0, 05), which means that series of pictures improve the students' ability in writing recount text. In addition, the r value was 0. 325. It means that series of pictures significantly influence the students' writing ability. Furthermore, data taken from questionnaire indicated that most students' mostly respond positively to series of pictures. The findings showed that the use of series of pictures gave many advantages. It gave positive effect to the students to learn more, especially in writing recount text. Furthermore, the students argued that the use of series of pictures make the teaching learning process more interesting. For that reason, it is highly suggested to further researchers to conduct a study for other skills and other techniques. |
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