THE EFFECT OF ESTAFET WRITING METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT

Abstract

The aim of this research is to assess whether the estafet writing method has an impact on abilty of students to write narrative texts in tenth grade at SMA Swasta Islam Terpadu Al Izzah in 2024/2025 academic year. This research employs quasi experimental design, which includes two groups: a control group and an experimental group. The population consists of all tenth grade students, divided into three classes. The sample for this research includes two classes (X-1 and X-2), selected through simple random sampling. X-1 serves as the experimental group, that is taught using estafet writing method, while X-2 is the control group, taught using Lecturing model. After completing the learning process, a post-test is administered, revealing an average score of 76,7 for the experimental group and 59 for the control group. The t-test result shows T = 3.19, which is greater than the critical value of T-table = 2.02, thus confirming that Ha is accepted. Consequently, it is concluded that the estafet writing method has a significant effect on students’ ability to write narrative texts in tenth grade at SMA Swasta Islam Terpadu Al Izzah