PENGGUNAAN GAMBAR UNTUK MENGEMBANGKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS SISWA KELAS VIII SMP SATAP NEGERI 1 AMPIBABO

Leni Mandalika (A12117166). “The Use of Pictures to Develop Writing Skills of
the Eighth Grade Students of SMP SATAP Negeri 1 Ampibabo”. Skripsi, English
Education Study Program, Department of Language and Art Education,
Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Tadulako Univercity,
under the supervision of Jamiluddin and Mashuri.
The objective of this research was to prove whether or not using pictures can
develop writing skills of the eighth grade students at SMP SATAP negeri 1A
mpibabo. The research applied a quasi experimental research design that involved
experimental and control groups. The population of this research was 45 students
of they were divided into 22 students of class A as the experimental group and 23
students of class B as the control group. The instrument of collecting data was a
write test. The indicates was administered twice as pre-test and post-test. The
pretest was used to measure the students writing skill before treatment and the
posttest was used to measure the students writing skill after treatment. The results
of the mean score of the experimental group on pre-test was 39.39, while control
group was 34.48.The result of the mean score of the experimental group on the
post-test was 67.57, and control group 49.05.By applying a significant level of
0.05, the researcher found that the value of the t-counted (3.70) was higher than
the t-table (1.681). Indicates that, the use of pictures can develop writing skills of
the eighth grade students SMP SATAP Negeri 1 Ampibabo. The implication of
the finding is that teachers can develop teaching students' writing skills.
Keywords: Develop, Writing skills, Pictures