THE EFFECT OF USING GUIDING QUESTIONS ON THE STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH AT GRADE EIGHT STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 DOLOK SANGGUL IN ACADEMIC YEAR 20120/2021

Abstract

Siregar Rodua Sriayu. 2021. The Effect Of Using Guiding Questions On The Students' Achievement In Writing Descriptive Paragraph At Grade Eight Students Of Smp Negeri 1 Dolok Sanggul In Academic Year 20120/2021. A Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education,University of Sisingamangaraja XII Tapanuli (UNITA).

This research deals with the effect of using guiding questions on the students' achievement in writing descriptive paragraph. The objective of the study was to find out the significant effect of using guiding questions on students' achievement in writing descriptive paragraph. The population were the grade eight students of SMP Negeri 1 Dolok Sanggul. All of them were became the sample because they were only 60 students. They were divided into two classes. The first group was experimental group which was taught by using guiding questions method, while the second one was control group, it was taught without using guiding questions method.A writing tests was administered the instrument for collecting data.These test consists of two types-namely pre-test and post-test. The result shows that t- observed was higher than t-table (4.53> 2.00) at the level of significant 0.05. It can be concluded that Guiding Questions has a significant effect on the students' achievement in writing descriptive paragraphs.