IMPROVING WRITING ABILITY OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS BY USING DIARY WRITING

Abstract

This research was carried out in order to prove that the use of diary writing is effective in improving the students’ writing ability of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Palu. The research used quasi experimental research design which has involved two sample groups. There were an experimental group and a control group. The research population was the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Palu. The sample of this research was selected by using purposive sampling technique. The sample of this research was Class VIII Unggulan 2 as the experimental group consisting 21 students and Class VIII Unggulan 1 as the control group consisting 22 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used test. The tests were conducted twice which was pre-test and post-test. Having analyzed the data, it reveals that there were different scores obtained by the control group and the experimental group. In other words, the t_-counted (7.94) is higher than t_-table (0.05). The result indicated that writing diary technique can be used to improve writing skill of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Palu.