JudulMENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS SISWA KELAS SEPULUH SMA NEGERI 7 PALU MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN PEMBELAJARAN KONTEKSTUAL |
Nama: PUSPITA SARI |
Tahun: 2024 |
Abstrak This study is aimed at proving whether or not Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach can improve students’ writing skill in descriptive text. This study was used a quasi-experimental research design which involved the tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 7 Palu. In selecting the sample, the researcher used a cluster random sampling technique and the students selected as the sample were class X7 and X9. The data of this research were quantitative data. The data were collected through a writing test administered twice, namely pre-test and post-test. The data gathered were analyzed statistically.The results of the data indicates that the mean score of the post-test of the experimental class (62.05) was higher than the mean score of the post-test of the control class (52.25). By applying a significance level of 0.05, it was found that the t-counted (6.16) was higher than the t-table (1.67). It means that the hypothesis of the research is accepted. Based on the result, it was concluded that the use of Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach (CTL) can improve the students’ skill in writing descriptive text. The implication of the findings to the teaching of writing in the class is that the teacher needs to use Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach to make the class more meaningfull and make the students active in expressing ideas to improve their writing skill. Keywords: Improve, Writing, Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach. |