THE EFFECT OF PICTURE AND PICTURE MODEL TO THE STUDENTS SKILL ON WRITING BIOGRAPHY

Abstract

The purposes of this research to find out whether there was a significant effect of picture and picture model to the students skill on writing biography. This research conducted by using experimental method one group pretest-posttest design. The populations of this research the entire tenth grade students consist of 178 students. Sample taken by cluster sampling technique, technique for collecting data were observation sheet and giving essay test, the total sample 38 students. After calculating the data, it was found the mean score of students writing biography before using picture and picture model 32.47, it was categorized “Fail”, while the mean score of students writing biography after using picture and picture model 75.97, it categorized “Good”. The alternative hypothesis accepted. Where the result of hypothesis test shows that t_test was 36.46. The degree of freedom (df) was N- 1 =38-1 = 37. The score df of t_table at 5% significant level from 37 was 2.02. Based on calculation t_test was higher than t_table (t_test > t_table = 36.46 > 2.02). It can be concluded that there’s a significant effect of Picture and Picture Model to the students’ skill on writing biography at the tenth grade of SMA Negeri 1 Tukka.