"PICWORD" MEDIUM TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' WRITING SKILL IN NARRATIVE TEXT: A CASE OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 2 CEPU IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

Abstract

Picword is a new medium in teaching narrative text. Picword is an abbreviation of a picture equipped with keywords. The aim of the pictures can stimulate students' imagination So the students can write narrative text easily. The writer took this study because many reasons firstly they have low attractiveness in writing, they feel confused about how to begin writing a paragraph, and they bored with the media. Because of these reasons, teacher needs a new effective medium to improve their writing skill. The study aims to determine: 1) to find out the extent of the writing skill of tenth-grade students in SMA Negeri 2 Cepu taught by using Picword, 2) to find out the extent of the writing skill of tenth-grade students in SMA Negeri 2 Cepu taught without using Picword, and 3) to find out significant differences in the writing skill between students who are taught by using Picword and who are taught without using Picword. In this study used quasi experimental design. The sample consisting of 72 students X-A as experimental group and X-B as a control group. The technique of data analysis in this study using SPSS 26. It can be seen from the data the writer used Mann Withney U test to find out significant difference between those group. The hypothesis if asymp.Sig.2 tailed of 0.000 <0.05 based on the result hypothesis was accepted. So the Picword a more effective medium to improve students’ writing skill in narrative text.