THE INFLUENCE OF A SHORT STORY ON THE WRITING PROPERTIES OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS OF SMP N 4 SEKAMPUNG EAST LAMPUNG. It means that there was a positive and significant influence of short stories on the writing skills of eighth grade students of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung.
INTRODUCTION
- Background of Study
- Problem Identification
- Problem Limitation
- Problem Formulation
- The Objective of The Study
- Benefit of The Study
- Prior Reseaches
Therefore, the researcher interested to conduct the research titled "The Impact of Short Story on the Writing Skills of Students in the Eighth Grade of Smp N 4 Sekampung East Lampung". The objective of this study was to know if there was a positive and significant impact of short story on the writing ability of students in the eighth grade of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung.
REVIEW OF THE RELATED THEORIES
The Concept of Writing Skill
- The Definition of Writing
- Kinds of Writing
- Writing Process
- The Purpose of Writing
- Writing Assessment
It tries to make readers feel like they are there or can visualize in their mind what the writer is describing. At the beginning of the review process, the writer will read their text silently to themselves or out loud, perhaps to a friend.
The Concept of Short Story
- The Definition of Short Story
- Elements of Short Story
- The Example of Short Story
- The Advantages of Short Story
It is the author's thoughts about a general belief about how things are or how they should be. HA: There is a positive and significant influence of short story on students' writing skills in eight grade SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung. HO : There is no positive and significant influence of short story on students' writing skills at grade eight SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung.
Independent variables that were unrelated to the purpose of the study, but could influence the dependent variable, were called external variables.27, Independent Variable (X) In this study, Short Story. The researcher uses a short story to examine the influence of short story on students' writing skills. The researcher conducts the post-test to know the writing skills of the students by using short stories. Post-Test (Experimental Classroom) in Short Story Writing Skills in Eighth Grade of SMP N 4 Sekampung East.
The influence of the short story on students' writing skills at eighth graders of SMP N 4 Sekampun East Lampung. H0 : there is no positive and significant influence of short stories on students' writing skills. This research observed the writing skills of the eighth grade students of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung.
Theoretical Framework and Paradigm
Hypotheses Formulation
Research Design
The researcher used the quantitative research to investigate whether the use of short stories had a positive and significant impact on students' writing skills. Quantitative research is the explanation of phenomena by collecting numerical data that are analyzed using a mathematically sound method (in particular statistics)23. In quantitative research, there are two main types of quantitative research design, experimental design and non-experimental design.
In addition, a researcher conducts research using an experimental design, which is defined as a test under controlled conditions that is designed to demonstrate a known truth or examine the validity of a hypothesis. Therefore, the researcher uses two classes in this research, the first class as an experimental class that received special treatment that taught reading using short story media, and the second class as a control class that did not receive special treatment.
Population, Sample and Sampling Technique
- Population
- Sample
- Sampling Technique
The Operational Definition of Variables
- Independent Variable
- Dependent Variable
The pre-test would be sufficient to measure the writing skills of the students before providing an experimental treatment on the use of short stories. The pre-test would be given to the students in the first meeting to find out the ability of the students in the beginning before using a short story in students' writing skills. To measure the students' listening skills, the researcher used the pre-test before the treatment.
To measure the writing skills of the students, the researcher used the pre-test before the treatment. The post-test was conducted to gauge the writing skills of the students after the treatment. And (H0) was rejected if there was no positive and significant effect of using a short story on the students' writing skills.
Before conducting the study, the researcher conducted a pre-test to find out the prior knowledge of the students' writing skills before being given by the treatment. The result of this research shows that the success of short stories systematically helps students' writing skills. Observation and documentation, the researcher found some limitations, as there were some obstacles in the writing skills of the students.
Data Collection Method
- Test
- Documentation
- Observation
- Instrument Blueprint
- Instrument Calibration
Data Analysis Technique
SPSS was adapted from Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, which was created for data processing statistics for the social sciences.
RESULT OF THE RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION . 33
History of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung
Head Master of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung
The Condition of Teacher and Official Employers
Organization Struktur of SMP N 4 Sekampung East
Total of The Students SMP N 4 Sekampung in
Description of Reseach Data
- The Result of Pre-Test Score Experimental
- The Result of Post Test Score Experimental
- The Result of Pre-Test Score Control Class
- The Result of Post Test Score Control Class
There is an independent variable (X) and a dependent variable (Y), the independent variable (X) is the short story and the dependent variable (Y) is the student's writing ability. Based on the above theoretical framework, the researcher describes the short story paradigm that affects the student's writing skill. In order to investigate whether there is any positive and significant effect of short story on the writing skill of students in the eighth grade of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung, the researcher analyzed the pre-test and post-test results using SPSS.
The result of pre-test (experimental class) in writing skill at the eight grade of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung No name of student's pre-test. The result of pre-test (control class) in writing Proficiency at the eighth grade of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung No name of student's pre-test. Post-test (Control Class) in Writing Skill With Short Story at the Eight Grade of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung No Name of.
Ha : there is any positive and significant effect of short story on student's writing skill. This means that there was a positive and significant impact of the short story on the student's writing skill. So, based on the problem, the researcher used a short story to help students learn writing skills.
Based on the result of the research, the researcher can conclude that short story can help students in writing skill and students' high motivation to write by using short story. This means that there was the influence of short story on students' writing skill at the eighth grade of SMP N 4 Sekampung East Lampung.
The Influence of Short Story on Students
Prerequisite Test
- Normality Test
- Homoginity Test
- Hypothesis Testing
Statistical test used for this test is kolmogrov and smirnov formula which is helped by SPSS application. Based on the table above, it can be concluded that the significance of all data on Kolmogorov-Smirnov or Shapiro-Wilk Test as follows 1) Kolmogorov-Smirnov. Statistical test used for this test is levene statistic: α 5% which is aided by SPSS application.
Hypothesis testing is done to find out whether there is any positive and significant influence on variable Y or not. Based on normality and homogeneity testing, it can be seen that the data are not normal and homogeneous.
Discussion
The result showed that the highest score was 85 while the lowest was 40 and the average score was 57.03. The post-test result showed that the highest score was 95, the lowest 70 and the mean score 79.25. Based on the above discussion, the researcher concludes that a short story can be a solution for the teacher to help students in teaching and learning, especially in writing subjects, as it was proved by the average score of the pre-test which is made up of 57.03 before treatment to 79.25 after treatment.
Limitation
Mentranskripsikan dengan tulisan tangan yang rapi beberapa teks deskriptif yang sangat pendek dan sederhana tentang orang, hewan dan benda dari berbagai sumber, menggunakan ejaan dan tanda baca dengan. Bersama-sama, temukan dan kumpulkan beberapa teks deskriptif tentang orang, binatang, dan benda, sangat pendek dan sederhana dari berbagai sumber, termasuk dari. hal, pendek dan sederhana. Membaca referensi dari berbagai sumber, termasuk buku teks, untuk mengidentifikasi fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks deskriptif tentang orang, binatang, dan benda.
Baca lebih cermat semua teks deskriptif tentang orang, hewan, dan benda yang dikumpulkan. Salin contoh yang ada bersama-sama untuk membuat teks deskriptif yang sangat pendek dan sederhana tentang orang, binatang, dan benda untuk mencapai fungsi sosial yang berbeda, dengan struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan sesuai konteks. Perbandingan fungsi sosial, struktur teks (termasuk gagasan utama dan informasi rinci), dan unsur kebahasaan dari berbagai teks deskriptif tentang orang, binatang, benda yang dikumpulkan dari berbagai sumber tersebut di atas.
Membuat beberapa teks deskriptif sangat pendek dan sederhana tentang orang, binatang, benda yang ada dalam kehidupan siswa di rumah, di kelas, di sekolah dan di lingkungan dalam bahasa Inggris, dengan struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan yang sesuai dengan fungsi sosial yang sebenarnya ingin dicapai (bangga, memperkenalkan, mengidentifikasi, memuji, mengkritik, dll). Asesmen portofolio melalui karya siswa berupa teks deskriptif sangat pendek dan sederhana tentang orang, binatang, benda yang dibuat melalui tahapan drafting, review dan improvement untuk menghasilkan karya terbaik sesuai fungsi sosialnya. penilaian yang ditargetkan. 3 4.12 Menyusun teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis, pendek dan sederhana, tentang orang, binatang dan benda, dengan.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Conclusion
The students got a low score in the pretest, after the treatment the students can easily write the text by using short story.
Suggestion
Tes Tertulis Membaca dan menulis teks deskriptif yang membutuhkan pemahaman dan paparan deskripsi orang, hewan, dan benda. Observasi tindakan siswa menggunakan bahasa Inggris untuk menyebutkan dan menanyakan deskripsi orang, binatang, benda, ketika ada kesempatan, di dalam dan di luar kelas. 1 3.10 Menerapkan struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan untuk melaksanakan fungsi sosial teks deskriptif dengan cara bertanya dan bertanya tentang teks pendek dan ringkasan.
When we got to the zoo, we went to the store to buy some food to give to the animals. Why did Rani and her family feel very tired after a trip to the zoo?. The researcher asks the students about their experience, such as their vacation, etc.
