THE USE OF TELL-SHOW COMBINED WITH PICTURE TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMKN 1 SUSUT
Keywords:
improve, writing skill, tell-show combined with pictureAbstract
The present study aimed at figuring out whether writing skill of the tenth-grade students of SMKN 1 Susut can be improved through the implementation of tell-show combined with picture. Tell-show was a teaching technique of writing in this study in which the subjects used writing columns during the online learning. The research was primarily based on the preliminary study of 26 tenth-grade students of SMKN 1 Susut in academic year 2020/2021. The research design was classroom action research, and the research was carried out through applying tell-show combined with picture within two cycles. Furthermore, the obtained data were collected by administering tests (pre-test and post-tests) and a questionnaire. The results showed that there was a significant improvement of the subjects’ descriptive text writing ability. The questionnaire also proved that the subjects’ responses toward the implementation of tell-show combined with picture were positive during the online class. In short, the present study clearly showed that writing skill of the tenth-grade students of SMKN 1 Susut in academic year 2020/2021 can be improved through tell-show combined with picture.
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