The Effect of Somatic Auditory Visual Intellectual (SAVI) On The Students’ Achievement In Writing News Item

Abstract

The objective of the study was to investigate the significant effect of Somatic Auditory Visual Intellectual (SAVI) on the students’ achievment in writing news item. English teacher can apply circuit learning strategy in teaching writing because by using it students more effective in writing and more easy to inform their ideas. The research had been conducted at SMA UISU SWATA MEDAN Jalan H. BahrumJamil SH Gang UISU No.2 Teladan Barat, Medan in academic year 2016/2017. The population of the study were the students of grade XII in the academic year 2016/2017, which consisted of 2 classes. Both classes were directly as the sample of research taken by applying Cluster Random Sampling. The sample was divided into two groups. The experimental group (XII IPA) was taught by applying SAVI method that consisted of 23 students, while the control group (XII IPS) was taught by applying conventional method (discussion method) that consisted of 23 students.Each class was given a pre-test, treatment, and posttest. The instrument of this research was written test. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. Then, the result showed that tobserve(1.13) was higher than ttable(1.10) with the degree of freedom (df-46) for two-tailed test (1.13 > 1.10). It meant that the null hyppthesis (Ho) was rejected and alternative hyphothesis (Ha) was accepted. In conclussion, the students’ achievement in writing news item by using Somatic Auditory Visual Intellectual (SAVI) was more significant than using discussing method.