THE EFFECT OF USING DEMONSTRATION TECIIIIIQUE ON THE GRADE SEVEN STUDENTS' PROCEDURE TEXT WRITING ACHIE\TMENT AT SMPN 2 TAFIGGTJL IN TIIE 2OIOI2OII ACADEMIC YEAR
Abstract
The development
of
language
learning
especially
English
is
greatly
by
the
use of
ieveral
kinds
of
interesting
teaching
techniques.
One
of
rhe
teaching techniques
that
can
be
implemented
in teaching
writing
is
'supported
,iemonstation
technique.
Concerning
writing
as
one
of the
English
skills
that
:hould
be
mastered
by the
students
in Junior
High
School,
many
of
thr students
mrght
experience
difficulties.
It
could
be
solved
with
an
innovative
way
of.
reachintr,
such
as using
the
demonstration
technique
in
teaching
writing.
In
this
re-arcb,
the demonstration
technique
is
applied
to
create
comfortable
atmosphere
t.:r
the students
and
the teacher
in the
writing
claSs.
Further,
the teacher
can
:.-.nduct
the writing
class
as an
interactive
lesson
in
which
the students
are
=..tir-ated
during
the.teaching
and
learning
process,
Thtq research
\vas
conducted
to
investigate
the
Effect
of
using
Demonstration
Technique
on the
Grade
Seven
Students'
Procedure
Text
Writing
-\chier-ement
at
SNIP
Negeri 2
Tanggul
in
the
2010/
20li Academic
Year.
The
respondents
of
this
research
were
the
grade seven
students
at
SMP
Negeri
2
Tang-rul
1n
the 20t0i
2011
academic
year.
The
research
respondents
were
Jetermined
by
cluster
randorn
sampling
through
a
lottery.
The
total number
of
the
i.-:trrndenrs
was
82 students;
41 students
of class
VII A
as
the experimental
group
-:.::
teueht
rvnting
by
dentonstration
techni{ue
and 4l
strrdcnts
oIclass
VII
C
as
.i-: Jtrttrtrl
group that taught
by
lecturing
techniqtre.
The
data
of this research
.,,
:i:' ;olle
ctecl fiom
the students'
scores
of
ivriting
test. interview
and
the
documentation.
The
result
of
the.
post test
was
used
to compare
the mean
difference
between
the experimental
group and
the
control
grotp after
the
teaching
treatrnent.
It
was
computed
using
lndependent
Sample
T-Test
on
SPSS
(Statistical
Package
of Science).
Based
on the
calculation,
the mean
score
of
the
experimental
group
was higher
than
the mean
score
of
the control
group
(64.22
57.37).
The
value of
significant
is 0.000
and
this
value
is lorver
than 0.05.
This
means
that the
null hypothesis
(H")
formulated:
"there is no significant
effect
of
using demonstration
technique
on
the
grade
seven
sfudents'
procedure text writing
achievement
at
SMP
Negeri
2 Tanggul
in
the
2010/
2011 academic
year'
was
rejected.
Thus,
the alternative
hypothesis
stated "there
is signifrcant
effect of
using
demonstration
technique
on
the
gradel seven.
students'
procedure
text writing
achievement
at SMP,Negeri
2
Tanggul
in
the 20101
2011 academic
year"
was
accepted.
The
research
results
proved that
thpre
was
significanl
effect
o{
using
d.emonstfation
technique
on
the
grade seven,studgnts'
procedure tg.xt
writtng
achievement
at
SIrlI|
Negeri
2
Tanggul
in th9
2}rcl
20ll
academic
year'
Therefore,
it is recommended
to.the
English
teacher
to apply
the demonstration
tchnique in
teaching
writing
of the
procedure
text.