ESTD PERPUSTAKAAN UNTAD
ESTD PERPUSTAKAAN UNTAD
| JudulEFEKTIFITAS PENGGUNAAN TEKNIK KLASTER TERHADAP CAPAIAN MENULIS SISWA KELAS DELAPAN DI SMP BALA KESELAMATAN KALAWARA |
| Nama: MARGARET CINDY |
| Tahun: 2026 |
| Abstrak Margaret Cindi (2026). The Effect of Using Clustering Technique on Writing Achievement of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Bala Keselamatan Kalawara. Thesis, English Education Study Program, Language and Art Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Tadulako University, under the guidance of Dr. Syahrul Munir, M.hum and Budi, S.Pd., M.Pd. This research aims to determine whether the use of Clustering Technique can improve the writing achievement of class VIII students at SMP Bala Keselamatan Kalawara. This research used a quasi-experimental design by applying nonequivalent control group design. The population was class VIII students at SMP Bala Keselamatan Kalawara, consisting 37 students from two classes. The sample was class A as the experimental group and class B as the control group. Sample selection was carried out using saturated sampling. Tests were used to collect data consisting of pre-test and post-test. The tests result show that the average pre-test score obtained by the experimental group is 43.86, while the pretest score obtained by the control group is 46.91. Then, the average post-test score for the experimental group is 69.00, while the control group is 54.94; the tcounted value (5.52) was higher than t-table value (1.690), which means that the hypothesis was accepted. The T-test determine the significance and relevance between two groups of unpaired samples. Based on the research result, the researcher concludes that the use of clustering technique can improve students’ writing achievement in descriptive text of the eighth grade students of SMP Bala Keselamatan Kalawara. Keywords: clustering technique, writing skills, descriptive text. |