IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURAL TEXT BY PICTURE AT THE NINTH GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 2 DOLOKSANGGUL IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Abstract

Taringan Feberina.2021. Improving The Students’ Achievement In Writing Procedural Text By Picture At The Ninth Grade Of Smp Negeri 2 Doloksanggul In Academic Year 2020/2021. A Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education,University of Sisingamangaraja XII Tapanuli (UNITA).

This study aims to improve student’s ability on students’ achievement in writing procedural text by picture. This study was conducted by using classroom action research at the ninth grade of SMP NEGERI 2 DOLOKSANGGUL. The subject of this study was the ninth grade of SMP NEGERI 2 DOLOKSANGGUL, the total number of students was 320 students. Based on theory of Arikunto, this study was about 10% (32 students). This research was applied in two cycles with four meetings. The data was collected by using the quantitative data and qualitative data. The result showed that the improvement of the student’s score from pretest to post test of cycle I and cycle II. The students’ mean from pretest was 55.46 , for the first cycle was 67.03, and the second cycle was 76.34. The pretest result 21.87% of the students got point 70 to up, the competence test cycle I was 42.87% and the improvement of the students showed in the last competence of the cycle II was 81.25%.