<![CDATA[This research aims to determine whether the use of Clustering Technique can improve the writing achievement of class VIII students at SMP Bala Keselamatan Kalawara. This research used a quasi-experimental design by applying nonequivalent control group design. The population was class VIII students at SMP Bala Keselamatan Kalawara, consisting 37 students from two classes. The sample was class A as the experimental group and class B as the control group. Sample selection was carried out using saturated sampling. Tests were used to collect data consisting of pre-test and post-test. The tests result show that the average pre-test score obtained by the experimental group is 43.86, while the pre-test score obtained by the control group is 46.91. Then, the average post-test score for the experimental group is 69.00, while the control group is 54.94; the t-counted value (5.52) was higher than t-table value (1.690), which means that the hypothesis was accepted.]]>
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