THE EFFECT OF PYRAMID METHOD ON WRITING ABILITY OF NEWS ITEMS TEXT OF TEN GRADE STUDENTS AT SMK HKBP SIDIKALANG

Abstract

This study aimed to find out the effect on students' writing skills by using Pyramid Method The research design of this study was experimental quantitative. The Ten grade students in SMK HKBP Sidikalang were chosen as the sample of this study with a total number of 30 students. The experimental and control class employed pre-test and post-test. These tests proved in the form of writing tests. The data on the tests were calculated by using the t-test formula. The result showed that the post-test score was higher than the pre-test. The finding showed that there was an effect significantly on the student's writing skills after treatment. There was the enchantment of the student's number score. The mean score of the experimental class range from the pre-test was 53,86 and the post-test 77,06. And for the control class the mean score pre-test was 47,8 and from the post-test was 54,33. Thus Pyramid Method could be used as one of the alternatives to teaching writing recount text for ten grade at SMK HKBP Sidikalang.