The Effectiveness of Guiding Questions in Improving Writing Skill

Hasan Basri, Cindy Anggraini

Abstract


The objective of this research is to prove that the use of Guiding Questions Technique is effective to improve the skill of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Ulubongka in writing recount text. In this research, the researcher used quasi-experimental research design, in which the samples of the research were grades VIII A and VIII B. Additionally, the data of this research were obtained through the test instrument. Afterwards, the obtained data were analyzed statistically in order to find out the significant difference between two groups on the posttest. The result of data analysis shows that there is the significant difference between two groups after the application of Guiding Questions Technique to the experimental group. It is supported by the obtained mean scores of the experimental and control groups are respectively 69.59 and 46.39. Furthermore, referring to the ttable value of df 36 (19+19-2) by using 0.05 level of significance on one-tailed test, it was found that the tcounted value of the research (8.41) is higher than the ttable value (1.69). It means that the hypothesis of the research is accepted. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of Guiding Questions Technique is effective to improve the skill of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Ulubongka in writing recount text.

Keywords: Improving, Writing, Skill, Recount, Guiding Questions Technique

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan bahwa penggunaan Teknik Pertanyaan Membina efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan siswa kelas delapan SMP Negeri 1 Ulubongka dalam menulis teks recount. Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan desain penelitian kuasi ekperimen, di mana sample yang digunakan adalah kelas VIII A dan VIII B. Data penelitian dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan instrumen tes. Selanjutnya, data yang dikumpulkan dianalisa secara statistik untuk menemukan perbedaan yang signifikan antara dua kelompok setelah pengaplikasian Teknik Pertanyaan Membina terhadap kelompok eksperimen. Hal ini didukung dengan perolehan nilai rata-rata kelompok eksperimen dan kontrol secara berurutan sebesar 69.59 dan 46.39. Kemudian, merujuk pada nilai ttabel  dari df 36 (19+19-2) dengan menggunakan tingkat signifikan 0.05 pada tes satu arah, nilai thitung yang diperoleh (8.41) lebih tinggi dari nilai ttabel (1.69). Temuan ini menunjukkan diterimanya hipotesa penelitian. Sehingga, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan Teknik Pertanyaan Membina efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan siswa kelas delapan SMP Negeri 1 Ulubongka dalam menulis teks recount.Kata kunci: Meningkatkan, Menulis, Keterampilan, Teknik Pertanyaan Membina
 

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