Jadila: Journal of Development and Innovation in Language and Literature Education
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): Jadila: Journal of Development and Innovation in Language and Literature Educat

The Use of Word Walls Technique to Improve Students’ Eleventh Grade Writing Ability in Descriptive Text

Riswanto Riswanto (Universitas Islam Negeri Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu)
Reko Serasi (UIN FAS Bengkulu)
Sekar Mayang Verliana (UIN FAS Bengkulu)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2023

Abstract

This study aims to determine the differences in cognitive learning outcomes (in the form of pre-test and post-test scores) of students in class X IPA 1 as a control class and class XI IPA 4 as experimental class at SMA N 1 Bengkulu Tengah, by providing treatment using the Word Walls. This type of research is Quasi Experiment. The population is eleventh grade students of SMA N 1 Bengkulu Tengah with 368 students. From this population, 37 students were taken as samples. Each class is 35 students XI IPA 1 and 35 students XI MIPA 4. Research data were collected through writing tests and documentation. The results showed a significant change in the experimental class with an average value of 71.63 while in the control class an average value of 58,37. The post-test results show that the Word Walls strategy can improve students' writing skills. Thus, the Word Walls strategy can be one of effective strategy to increase students‟ writing ability.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jadila

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The journal aims to publish research articles. The scope of this journal can be seen as follow: Language Teaching Methodologies Teaching and Curricular Practices Curriculum Development and Teaching Methods Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning Classroom-Centered Research Literacy, ...