Journal of English Education and Linguistics
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): Januari 2024

THE EFFECT OF DISCOVERY LEARNING METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Ratna Juwita (Unknown)
Rahma Yunita Ansi (Unknown)



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01 Jul 2024

Abstract

The research aim to find out the significant The Effect of Discovery Learning Method on Students’ Ability in Writing Descriptive Text at Grade X SMA Swasta Alma’shum Sidodadi 2022/2023 Academic Year. This type of research was experimental research design. The population of this research is the students of grade X. The sample of this study was about 70 students. The  research were X IPA 4 and IPA 3 which were taken by sample random sampling the X IPA 4 experimental group taught by discovery learning  X IPA 3 as control group taught by conventional way. The study findings that the experimental group’s writing ability score for descriptive text was higher than that of the control group. Where the mean of experimental students was 0,75 in pre-test. After giving treatment of Discovery Learning Method the mean score was being 0,80 in post-test. While the mean of control students’ score was 0,58 in pre-test. After giving treatment by using conventional technique the mean score was being 0,53 in post-test.  Based on calculation of the t- test is the score product moment degree of freedom (df) = n-2 = 35-2 = 33 the results obtained are thitung > ttable, namely thitung = 3.645 and ttable = 1,692, then 3,645 > 1,692. The significance 0,00 <0.05. (H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted).Key words: Discovery Learning Method, Descriptive Text, Writing Ability

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Journal of English Education and Linguistics (JEELi) merupakan jurnal ilmiah yang mempublikasikan artikel hasil penelitian, kajian konseptual, dan pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan di bidang pendidikan Bahasa Inggris dan linguistik terapan. Jurnal ini menjadi wadah akademik bagi para peneliti, dosen, ...