THE EFFECT OF PADLET APPLICATION ON TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT IN TEN THE GRADE AT SMA RK SERDANG MURNI LUBUK PAKAM

Abstract

This research focuses on finding out The Effect of Point, illustration, explanation media Padlet application on students' writing ability. The purpose of this study is to find out whether the media Padlet application is effect so that it affects students' writing ability. This research was conducted as an applied experimental quantitative research type. The sample of this study consisted of X grade students at SMA Rk Serdang Murni Lubuk Pakam. The researcher took class X-1 consisting of 30 students as an experimental class using the Padlet Application and class X-2 consisting of 30 students as a control group using conventional methods or without using the media Padlet application. the population of this study was 60 students consisting of class X. The researcher took two classes as samples randomly to see the effect of the effect of the media Padlet application to develop students' ability in writing. The data was collected by giving a writing test which is an essay test. This test was divided into two tests: pre-test and post-test for the experimental and control classes. The average pre-test score in the experimental class was 43,76 and the post-test score was 94,03. The average pre-test score in the control group was 43,03 and the post-test score was 61,66. This shows that the average score in the experimental group was higher than the control group. The result is t-calculated > t-table with a significance level of p = 0.05 (2,85 > 1,70 ). The alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted, and the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. It is suggested that English subject teachers apply the Padlet application as an media teaching tool to help the writing skills of class X students of SMA Rk Serdang Murni Lubuk Pakam.

This research focuses on finding out The Effect of Point, illustration, explanation media Padlet application on students' writing ability. The purpose of this study is to find out whether the media Padlet application is effect so that it affects students' writing ability. This research was conducted as an applied experimental quantitative research type. The sample of this study consisted of X grade students at SMA Rk Serdang Murni Lubuk Pakam. The researcher took class X-1 consisting of 30 students as an experimental class using the Padlet Application and class X-2 consisting of 30 students as a control group using conventional methods or without using the media Padlet application. the population of this study was 60 students consisting of class X. The researcher took two classes as samples randomly to see the effect of the effect of the media Padlet application to develop students' ability in writing. The data was collected by giving a writing test which is an essay test. This test was divided into two tests: pre-test and post-test for the experimental and control classes. The average pre-test score in the experimental class was 43,76 and the post-test score was 94,03. The average pre-test score in the control group was 43,03 and the post-test score was 61,66. This shows that the average score in the experimental group was higher than the control group. The result is t-calculated > t-table with a significance level of p = 0.05 (2,85 > 1,70 ). The alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted, and the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. It is suggested that English subject teachers apply the Padlet application as an media teaching tool to help the writing skills of class X students of SMA Rk Serdang Murni Lubuk Pakam.