The effect The Effect Of Understanding by Design Approaches On Student Learning Outcomes In Descriptive Text Of Tenth Grade Students At Smk-S Tengku Amir Hamzah Indrapura In 2024/2025 Academic Year: THE EFFECT OF UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN APPROACHES ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Cici Ramanda (Universitas Asahan)
Sri Rahayu (Universitas Asahan)

Journal of English Education and Linguistics
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): JULI 2025

This research aimed to find out whether the effectiveness of the Understanding by Design (UbD) approach in enhancing students' skills in writing descriptive texts. The study was conducted on Grade X students at SMK Tengku Amir Hamzah during the 2024/2025 academic year. A quantitative research method was employed, with data collected through essay-based tests. The findings revealed that the experimental group had an average pre-test score of 58.57, while the control group averaged 47.10, indicating a 20.62% improvement. The use of Understanding by Design in teaching descriptive writing proved to be effective in improving students’ performance. Data analysis was carried out using a t-test, which showed a t-score of 3.88, higher than the critical value of 2.012 at a 46-degree of freedom significance level. This result confirms that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted, and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Keywords: Writing Skil, Descriptive text, Understanding by Design