THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FREEWRITING TECHNIQUE IN IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 9 PALU

ABSTRACT
Ivana Caroline Sumual, A 121 20 055. The Implementation of Freewriting
Technique in Improving Writing Skill of Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 9
Palu. Skripsi English Education Study Program, Department of Language and Art
Education, Faculty of Teaching Training and Education, Tadulako University,
under the Supervision of Sriati Usman and Muhammad Arid.
This research aims to prove whether or not the implementation of the
Freewriting technique is effective in improving students’ writing skills of the
eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 9 Palu. This research used a quasi
experimental design. The Population of this research was class VIII students of
SMP Negeri 9 Palu. The researcher used purposive sampling technique and chose
two groups: VIII B and VIII D (experimental and control). The instrument used
for collecting data was tests (pre-test and post-test). The findings shows that the
mean score of the experimental group improved from pre-test to post-test, i.e.
from 57 to 82.5. The results of the research show that there was a significance
difference in the improve in students writing being taught through freewriting
technique. Data analysis shows that the t-counted value 10.380 is greater than the
t-table value 1.683 by applying a significance level of 0.05 with degrees of
freedom (df) = 45. It means that the t-counted is higher than the t-table. It can be
interpreted that the hypothesis was accepted. Therefore, the implementation of
Freewriting techniques in improving students' writing skills is accepted. The
implication of this finding to the teaching practice is that teachers need to apply
the freewriting in the learning strategies to make teaching better.
Keywords: Writing, Improving, Freewriting technique