Using Picture in Writing Paragraph the Eleventh grade Students of SMK SPP. S.t Paulus Makale

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out whether the use of picture in writing
paragraph improves the students’ writing ability. This research used experimental
method. The population was the eleventh grade students of SMK. SPP. St. Paulus
Makale, academic year 2015/2016, there were 62 students as population. The
sample of the research was the students of the XI-I. The writer used the cluster
random sampling method, it means the researcher use one class as sample in this
research namely the eighth class one, and there were 31students as sample. The
data collected through written pre-test and post-test. The data was analyzed by
using the five components of writing, namely: content, organization, vocabulary,
language use, and mechanic The result of comparison between students’ score in
pre-test and post-test indicated that there was a significant difference
improvement of writing ability between the students who were taught by picture
and those who were not. The mean score of pre-test was 53,41 and the mean score
of post-test was 58,25. It means that the means score of post-test was improved
4,84 than pre-test. The increasing of the mean score of post-test indicates that
teaching writing with using picture improves the students’ writing ability at The
Eleventh Grade Students of SMK SPP. S.T PAULUS MAKALE.