DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING OUTCOMES IN WRITING POETRY WITH NATURAL MEDIA AND IMAGE MEDIA OF GRADE VIII STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 4 DARMA

Abstract

Writing skills are the basic capital in conducting indirect communication. In Indonesian language lessons, writing skills must be mastered well by students, so that students are able to write poetry well, teachers must be able to choose the right and interesting media. Many media can be used in learning to write poetry, including natural media and image media. Natural media provides many experiences to students, as does image media. With these media, it is hoped that students can find creative ideas and can think critically about experiences in their lives which are then poured into written form in the form of poetry. The problems in this study are 1) what are the results of learning to write poetry using natural media for grade VIII students of SMP Negeri 4 Darma? 2) what are the results of learning to write poetry using image media for grade VIII students of SMP Negeri 4 Darma? 3) is there a difference in the results of learning to write poetry using natural media and image media for grade VIII students of SMP Negeri 4 Darma? the research method used in this study is a comparative descriptive method. Data collection techniques use test techniques. The population in this study were 50 students of class VIII of SMP Negeri 4 Darma in the 2010/2011 academic year, spread across two classes. The sample in this study was the total sample, class VIII A as the control class and class VIII B as the experimental class. The results of the study showed that learning to write poetry with natural media, if seen from the average value of 78.4, was in the good criteria, while learning to write poetry with image media, if seen from the average value of 70.2, was in the sufficient criteria. The results of the t-test obtained the results of the t-table at a significance level of 0.05, namely (2.021) while the calculated t was (2.662), thus the t-table <t-count. This means that there is a significant difference in the results of students' poetry writing learning.