IMPROVING THE ABILITY TO WRITE PROCEDURE TEXTS USING PICTURES IN ENGLISH LEARNING OF 7TH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 5 KUPANG

Abstract

Improving the Ability to Write Procedure Texts Using Pictures in English Learning of 7th Grade Students at SMP Negeri 5 Kupang. This research aims to determine the use of pictures in improving students' ability to write procedure text. Based on the research results, pictures were one of the learning media that can improve the students’ ability to write procedure texts. The type of research is Class Action Research. This research was conducted on seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Kupang. The population in this research are all seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Kupang, with sampling using purposive sampling technique, namely class VII D as the subject of the study. The data analysis in this study used a quantitative method and consisted of two cycles. Based on the results of data analysis, students' ability to write procedure texts in the pre-test were below the average of 57 and only 6 students, or 19% achieved learning completion. In the post-test in cycle I, the average score of students increased to 68 with the number of students who achieved learning completeness of 13 students or 42%. Then in cycle II or post-test II, students' ability to write procedure texts increased significantly with an average of 86, and 27 students, or 87% had achieved learning completion. From these results, the writer concluded that the use of pictures can improve the ability to write procedure texts of 7th-grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Kupang