The Effect of Applying Exit Slips Strategy on Students’ Writing Skill

Abstract

This study dealth with the effect of applying exit slips strategy on the tenth grade students’ writing skill at SMA Al - Ulum Medan. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of applying exit slips strategy on the tenth grade students’ writing skill at SMA Al - Ulum Medan. The study applied the experimental research method. The population of this research was the tenth grade of SMA Al - Ulum Medan at academic year 2016/2017. The total number of population was 60 students, consisted of two classes. They are X IS 1 and X IS 2. the sample was taken two classes. The research is divided into two classes for Experimental Class 30 students and for Control Class 30 students. The instrument of collecting data was written test which administrated to the students. The teachis gave the writing test. The essay test was made by the teachis. The data were analyzed by using ttest formula. After analyzing the data, it was found that t-observed (3,6709) which

was greater that t-table (1,99) with the level significant = 0,05 and the degree of

freedom (df) =58. The finding showed that the hypothesis of the study is accepted.

It meant that using Exit Slips strategy was significantly effective to the students’

achievement in writing recount text.