Ita Wulan Yulianti. 59430771. “The Influence of the Application of Picture Series
on Improving Students’ Writing Skill at Eight Grade
Students’ of SMPN 1 Cikalong”
The aim of this research are to know how far the students’ difficulties in
writing English text. The students stated it’s too difficult to study. One of the
difficulties of writing for students is to organize or conduct the idea. The students stuck
on some ideas and stopped there or their writing out of the topic, so that their writing
are not coherent. Writing can be easier for them when they able to design their writing
well. The researcher applied a technique or method to overcome the students’
difficulties in writing English text by using picture series. By using picture series, the
writer hoped it can be helpful for the students to write English text.
The main problem of this thesis is the difficulties of students achievement in
writing English that should be overcome by certain techniques for eight grade students
of SMPN 1 Cikalong. One of them is using song and picture series. It is because the
technique is unique and easy to improve students’ writing skill.
The method of the research is quantitative research. The population of the
research is 201 students at eight grade class, 30 students at 8th class A as control class
and 30 students at 8th class B as Experiment class. The instrument of collecting data is
test. The instrument has been tested for validity, reliability, normality, homogeneity.
The result of the pre-test and post-test at in class shows that the influence of
application picture series to improve students’ writing skill.
The data result analysis show that the student’s achievement in writing skill
before the application of picture series to the students of the eight grade at SMPN 1
Cikalong. The sample of the research is 30 students. The average score of the test is
58,83 with the lowest score is 40 and the highest score is 70.The student’s achievement
in writing skill after the application of picture series to the students’ of the eight grade
at SMPN 1 Cikalong. The sample of the research is 30 students. The average score of
the test use pictures media is 78, with the lowest score is 65 and the highest score is 90.
It shows that student achievement by using picture series on the student’s achievement
in writing skill is higher than before using picture series. From the calculation of tstest,
the result of the student’s writing skill to eight grade students of SMPN 1
Cikalong is 11.52 it is higher than 1.723. It also shows that there is a significant effect
on the student’s writing skill. Based on the calculation of the gain data, Ha is accepted
with the gain number 11.52 and H0 is rejected with the gain number 1.723. So the
picture series has a significant influence to improve students’ ability in learning
English writing.
Key word: picture, picture series, writing skill, narrative
