THE EFFECT OF SWELL METHOD ON THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT AT SMPN 1 V KOTO KAMPUNG DALAM PARIAMAN

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The purpose of this research was to know and to find out the effect of swell method on the students’ achievement in writing procedure text. The design of the research was experimental research. The total number of the population members was 151 students and the samples were two classes (VIII.2 as class experiment and VIII.1 as class control). The number of the samples members was 30 students. This research was done for eight meetings. In collecting the data, the researcher used writing test. Before giving the post-test, the test was tried out to the students out of the samples. The try out was done once. The reliability of the test was 0.98 and it was categorized very high. The pre-test was given before doing treatment. The post-test was given after doing teaching process for eight times.The writer analyzed both scores of samples (experimental and control group) in pre and post test given. The data were analyzed by using t-_test. The result of the analysis showed that the total scores of the students that were taught by using swell method were 2300,the highest score was 95 and the lowest score was 71and the total scores of the students that were taught without swell method were 1794, the highest score was 73 and the lowest score was 54. At the level of significance .05 and degree of freedom 58, the value of t-table 2.00 and the value of t-calculated (4.6). It was shown that the value of t-calculated was higher than the value of t-table. It means the hypothesis that the use of swell method on the students’ achievement in writing procedure text was accepted.The writer concluded that the use of swell method in writing give a significant effect toward students’ achievement in writing procedure text. Hence, the writer suggested that the English teacher might consider to used swell method as an alternative technique in teaching writing.

Key word: Swell method, writing, Procedure text