THE EFFECT OF USING PICTURE MEDIA ON STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT GRADE X OF SMA SWASTA DAERAH AIR JOMAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of using picture media on students’ writing skill of descriptive text at Grade X of SMA Swasta Daerah Air Joman In Academic Year 2022/2023. The population of this research is the X grade a students of Smasda Air Joman which consist of 3 classes. The research employs a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental research design. The subjects in this study are divided into two groups: experimental and control group. The researchers are given pre-test, treatment and post-test in two classes, Sample in this research selects X IPA 1 as the experimental group and X IPA 2 as the control group. The experimental group in X-1 consists of 30 students, while the control group in X-2 consists of 30 students. As a result, the total sample size for this research are 60 students.in relation to the pre-test, the t-test calculation shows that the t_value in both posttest (3.898) are higher than the t_table (1.701) in the significance level of 0.05 and based on the hypotheses testing criteria, it can be concluded that the t_value t_table which means that ho (null hypothesis) is rejected and ha (alternative hypothesis) is accepted. It means the average score of the experimental group is higher than the average score of the control group which indicates that Picture Media have an effect on students' writing of descriptive texts. In conclusion, Picture Media are effective in students' descriptive text writing skills.

Keywords: Picture Media, Writing, Descriptive Text