THE EFFECT OF THE DRILL METHOD ON THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO WRITE POEM AT THE EIGHT GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 3 LINTONGNIHUTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

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Ferdinand P. Sirait (16503011). The Effect Of The Drill Method On The Students’ Ability To Write Poem At The Eight Grade Of SMP Negeri 3  Lintongnihuta In Academic Year 2021/2022. Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, The University of Sisingamangaraja XII Tapanuli.

This research is related to the students' writing skills through the drill method. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the drill method significantly affects on the writing ability of eighth grade students. The research was conducted by applying experimental research. The sample of this research is the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Lintong Nihuta. It consists of 28 students from class VIII-B. The data collection instrument consisted of quantitative data. Quantitative data were taken from students' writing tests. The results showed that the increase in student scores from the first test (pre-test) was 57.32, the second test (post-test) was 78.42. In which, based on the t-test analysis it was found out that: on α = 0.05, df= N-1 or 28 -1 = 27, the significance level is 2.05 while the t-observe is 12.15 then it is concluded that t-observed is higher than t-table or 12.15>2.05.   In line with these data, it was found that the drill method affects the writing ability of eighth grade students of SMP N 3 Lintong Nihuta.