IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT BY APPLYING NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER METHOD THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS AT SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 SATU ATAP TAMPAHAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

Abstract

This study aims to improve student‘s writing narrative text by applying numbered heads together method through photographs. This study was conducted by using classroom action research at the seventh grade of SMP NEGERI SATU 1 ATAP TAMPAHAN. The population of this study was the seventh grade of SMP NEGERI SATU 1 ATAP TAMPAHAN, the total number of population was there classes with the total number of students are 67 students. The number of students in each class VII A 22 students, VII B 23 students, and VII C 22 students. The sample of this study was  class VII C 22 students by using proposive sampling based on Sugiono (2017). The researcher was applied in two cycles with 3 ameetings. The data was collected by using the quantitative data and qualitative data. The qualitative data analyzed from observation sheet and interview sheet.  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 54,04 for the first cycle was 67,68 and the second cycle was 82,22. The pretest result 4.54% of the students got point 75 to up, the competence test cycle I was 27.27% and the improvement of the students showed in the last competence of the cycle II was 90.90%.