THE EFFECT OF PICTURE AND PICTURE METHOD ON STUDENTS’ NARRATIVE WRITING ABILITY AT GRADE EIGHT OF SMP NEGERI 4 DOLOKSANGGUL IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to know whether picture and picture method significantly effected students writing  ability  on  narrative.  This  study  applied  experimental  research.  The  population  was  all  the students of grade eight of smp negeri 4 doloksanggul in academic year of 2020/2021. The total number was 60, and 30 students were as experimental group, it was taught by applying picture and picture method. While 30 students were as a control group, it was taugh without by aplplying picture and picture method. The instrument for collecting data used writing test based on pictures given. The reliability of the test was 0,671. Based on the data analysis tobserved  (7,730) was higher than ttable    (2,02) on degree of freedom 60 at the level significance of 0,05. The result of this study showed that teaching writing by picture and picture method on students’ narrative writing significantly effected than without applying picture and picture method.