Improving Students' Writing Ability of Procedural Texts by Using Picture Media at Grade VIII SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan

Yasfin Vizaldi Limbong (Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli Selatan, Indonesia)
Rahmat Huda (Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli Selatan, Indonesia)
Happy Sri Rezeki Purba (Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli Selatan, Indonesia)
Nur Mailiana (Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli Selatan, Indonesia)
Ikhwan Fauzi Nasution (Pimpinan Cabang Muhammadiyah Malaysia, Malaysia)
Abdulkarim Duerawee (Fatoni Univeristy, Thailand)

Jurnal Alfa: Pendidikan, Penelitian, dan Bahasa
Vol 4 No 1 (2026): January-June l Jurnal Alfa: Penelitian Pendidikan dan Bahasa

This research aimed to improve the procedural text writing ability of Grade VIII students at SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan through the use of picture media. The study was prompted by the students' low proficiency in writing, particularly in composing procedural texts. To address this issue, a Classroom Action Research (CAR) method was employed over two cycles. The subjects of this research were 20 Grade VIII students. Data was collected through writing tests administered in the pre-cycle, Cycle I, and Cycle II stages. The results showed a significant improvement after the implementation of picture media. In the pre-cycle stage, only one student (5%) achieved the Minimum Mastery Criteria (KKM). This number increased to five students (25%) by the end of Cycle I. The most significant improvement occurred in Cycle II, where 13 students (65%) successfully reached the KKM. This consistent improvement from 5% to 65% demonstrates that using picture media was effective in enhancing the procedural text writing ability of Grade VIII students at SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan.).