Abstract:
This research aimed to figure out the improvement of students’ achievement in
writing recount text through interactive multimedia. This study applied classroom
research. It was done through planning, action, observation, and reflection and in 2
cycles. The location of the research was SMK PAB 3 Medan Estate Jl. Mesjid. The
subject of this research was tenth grade students which consisted 23 students. The
instrument for collecting data of this research was writing test. In this research,
students wrote a recount text based on the video. Table revealed in the post-test
cycle I the mean of the students’ score was 71.87 and there were only 8 students
who got score up to 75 points. The table showed the students’ achievement in
writing recount text was still need to be improved. In order to get higher
improvement in the number of students who got score up to 75 points in the second
cycle, there were 21 students getting score up to 75 points with the percentage
86.96% and the students’ mean score was 82.35. These number showed that the
application of interactive multimedia could improve students’ achievement in
writing recount text. During apllied interactive multimedia the students gave more
attention and enjoyable to wrote recount text. So the application of this media was
effective.
