THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDENTS CENTER APPROACH TO IMPROVE STUDENTS WRITING ENGLISH STORY FOUND ON WATTPAD APP

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to improve students' ability in writing narrative texts by utilizing Wattpad Application in class XI students at SMA Swasta HKBP 2 Tarutung. This research was conducted at SMA Swasta HKBP 2 Tarutung as the research subject. The research subjects consisted of 22 students per class. In the implementation of this action research. The researcher also cooperated with the English teacher in carrying out the action. The data obtained in this study are mostly quantitative and experimental in nature.Quantitative data obtained from the measurement stage: Pre-Test, Post-Test I, and Post-Test II. Analysis of student scores revealed that there was a continuous increase in the average student score at each stage of the test. The evaluation results reveal that the calculated t value (3.53) exceeds the table value (2.021) at a significance level of 0.05 with a degree of freedom (df) of 42. This finding indicates that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) proposed in this study is acceptable, while the null hypothesis (Ho) should be rejected. This happens because the test t value (3.53) is greater than the t table value (2.021). The use of Wattpad App proves its benefits for students in the English learning process. This application presents a variety of challenging tools and exercises so as to maintain student motivation in learning English, without feeling bored. Therefore, the conclusion can be drawn that the use of Wattpad App is highly recommended in learning to write English stories in grade XI SMA. This is reinforced by the fact that students' assessment results exceeded the set KKM score of 75