Widiseta, Damar (2013) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING COMIC STRIPS IN IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMP N 2 TEMON IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This study is aimed at finding out whether there is a significant difference of the writing skills between the 8th grade students of SMP N 2 Temon who are taught using comic strips and those who are taught using conventional media, simple picture, in the academic year of 2012-2013. This research was classified as a quasi-experimental study. It involved 62 students from two groups, class VIII A (31 students) as the experimental groups and class VIII B (31 students) as the control group. The experimental group was taught using comic strips whereas the control group was taught using conventional media, simple pictures. The data were obtained by using two essay writing tests; pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was given to both groups before the treatment and the post-test was given after the treatment. The data of the pretest and post-test of both groups were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential analysis. After that, the hypothesis was tested using the ANCOVA. The result of the research shows that there is a significant difference in the writing ability between the students who are taught using comic strips and those who are taught using conventional media. It can be seen in the result of the hypothesis testing through ANCOVA. The significance value of 0.000 is less than the significance level of 0.05 (0.000 < 0.05), which means that the datum of this study are considered to have a significant difference. Therefore, the hypothesis of this study is accepted. It means that the use of comic strips as teaching media significantly improves the students’ writing ability in the English teaching and learning process at SMP N 2 Temon.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | the effectiveness, comic strips, improving, writing skills, SMP |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2015 01:36 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2019 03:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/25700 |
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