IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF THE NINTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGH PEER EDITING TECHNIQUE

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find out the use of Peer Editing Technique could improve the ability of the ninth grade students of SMP Negeri1 Kulawi in writing narrative paragraph. This research applied quasi experimental research design that the two groups had post-test design. The research population was the ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Kulawi. The sample of this research was selected by using random sampling technique. The samples of this research were class IXC as experimental class that consists of 36 students and class IXA as control class that consists of 37 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used test. The test was used twice as pre-test and post-test. Then, the data were analyzed statistically. Having analyzed the data, it was revealed that there were different scores obtained from control group and experimental group. In other words, the t-counted (14.67) was higher than t-table (1.99). It means that the result indicated that peer editing technique can be used to improve writing skill of the ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Kulawi.

Keywords: Peer Editing; Writing; Writing Mechanics; Grammar; Narrative Text.