Tirai Edukasi : Jurnal Pendidikan
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Tirai Edukasi Juni 2025

Enhancing Writing Skills through English Short Story Creation among Tenth-Grade Students at High School

Sartikawati, Dewi (Unknown)
Wahab, Abdul (Unknown)
Hendriani, Ria (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Oct 2025

Abstract

This research examines the effectiveness of English short story creation as a method to enhance students’ writing skills. Conducted at MA Al-Ma’arif Bonder with a sample of 16 tenth-grade students, the research employed a pre-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test design. Writing skills were assessed based on five aspects: ideas/content, structure, vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a paired sample t-test with SPSS 25. Results revealed significant improvement in students’ writing performance, with the mean score increasing from 56.8 in the pre-test to 75.3 in the post-test. The paired sample t-test produced a significance value of 0.000, indicating a positive effect of short story writing on students’ writing proficiency. This suggests that integrating creative writing activities into English instruction can foster students’ language development, motivation, and creativity.

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Journal Info

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tirai_edukasi

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

TIRAI EDUKASI: Jurnal Pendidikan is a scientific publication managed by the Science Education Study Program and published by the Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), Universitas Qamarul Huda Badaruddin. The journal serves as a platform for researchers, educators, practitioners, and ...