THE EFFECT OF PJBL (Project Based Learning) STRATEGY ON STUDENTS WRITING ABILITY IN RECOUNT TEXT BASED ON LEARNING PRODUCT AT XII GRADE OF SMA NEGERI 1 MERANTI IN ACADEMIC YEARS OF 2024/2025

Abstract

Puspita Vira, Cici, 2025. The effect of PjBL (Project Based Learning) strategy on students writing ability in recount text based on learning product at XII grade of SMA Negeri 1 Meranti in Academic Years of 2024/2025. Skripsi. English Education Study Program, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Asahan University, 2025. Advisor: Paisal Manurung, S.S, M.S

The research was conducted at SMA Negeri 1 Meranti, which located on Perk. Sei Balai, Kec. Meranti, Kabupaten Asahan, North Sumatera. The research choose SMA Negeri 1 Meranti. Data collection was be carries out on the population of class XII-IPA students in January to February 2025, in the 2024/2025 Academic Year. The subject of this research are class XII-MIPA 1 and XII- MIPA 2 students of SMA Negeri 1 Meranti. Subject selection is based on the stratified random sampling technique. Each subject are divided into 2 groups, namely, experiment and control class. There are 36 students in each class. In the experience class there were 20 students who were female and 16 students who were male, while in the control class there were 26 students who were female and 10 students who were male. This research was conducted using an experimental design which aims to find out whether there is a significant effect between the used of the Project Based Learning (PjBL) strategy on students writing ability in recount text based learning product. Based on the results of data analysis and discussion in the previous chapter, it shows that the mean post-test score was 70.86, which means there was an increase of 29,8%  after implementing the Project Based Learning (PjBL) Model in the experimental class compared to the pre-test mean of 54,58. So. (Ha) is accepted and (Ho) is rejected, a result, students pay more attention to the learning process and obtain better result.

Keywords: Project Based Learning(PjBL) Strategy, Writing Ability.