The Effect of Direct and Indirect Corrective Feedback Techniques on EFL Students’ Writing Skill at the EightGrade of SMP 37 Medan

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effects of direct and indirect corrective feedback on students’ writing skills. This study was conducted at the eighth grade at SMP Negeri 37 Medan. The subjects of this study were 60 eighth grade students, divided into 30 students in the experiment class (VIII-B) and 30 studentsin the control class (VIII-A). The method used in this study was a quantitative method with a quasi- experimental design. The instruments used in this study were recount tests. Those were calculated and analyzed using t-test to calculate hypothesis testing and SPSS 23. The tests consisted of a pre-test and a post-test. The increasing point of the experimental class was from 61.97 to 86.20 ; meanwhile, the control class increased , from 44.70 to 70.40. In accordance with the t-test value scored from the t-test, which is (3,60778850551) > t-table (1,701) at a significance level of 0.05, it is demonstrated to be greater than the t-table, supporting the hypothesis. This demonstrates that the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. Briefly, direct and indirect corrective feedback techniques were effective in improving students’writing.