<![CDATA[This study aims to determine the effect of the Project Based Learning model assisted by audiovisual media on the poetry writing skills of eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 24 Padang. The research was motivated by the low level of students’ poetry writing skills, particularly in aspects such as content relevance to the theme, diction, and imagery. Therefore, a learning model that can enhance students’ creativity, imagination, and engagement in the learning process is needed. The study employed a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental method (pre-experimental design) and a one-group pretest-posttest design. The research population consisted of 228 eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 24 Padang in the 2025/2026 academic year. The sample was class VIII.E, comprising 26 students selected using purposive sampling. The research data were in the form of poetry writing skill scores obtained through performance tests administered before (pretest) and after (posttest) the implementation of the Project Based Learning model assisted by audiovisual media. Data analysis included normality testing, homogeneity testing, and hypothesis testing (t-test). The results showed that students’ poetry writing skills before treatment had an average score of 60.90, categorized as Fair, while after treatment the average score increased to 79.17, categorized as Good. The normality test indicated that the data were normally distributed, and the homogeneity test confirmed that the data were homogeneous. Furthermore, the hypothesis test revealed that the calculated t-value was greater than the critical t-value (5.87 > 1.676) at a 95% significance level, thus the alternative hypothesis was accepted. In conclusion, the Project Based Learning model assisted by audiovisual media has a significant effect on the poetry writing skills of eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 24 Padang.]]>
