Abstract:
Nurmala Sari. 1702050028 “The Effect of Using Picture Sequences on
Students’ Narrative Writing Achievement of the Eighth Grade Students of
SMP Negeri 4 Satu Atap Kuala” : Skripsi. Faculty of Teacher Training and
Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Medan 2022.
The study deals with the using of picture sequences method on students' narrative
writing achievement. The purpose of this research was to see how employing
picture sequences affected eighth grade students at SMP 4 Negeri Satu Atap
Kuala ability to create narratives. The population of this research were eighth
grade students at SMP Negeri 4 Satu Atap Kuala on JL. PKS Blankahan,
Kecamatan Kuala, Kabupaten Langkat, in the odd semester. With a total
population of 88 students in the school year 2021/2022. The experimental group
has 22 students, while the control group has 22 students. The class has a total of
44 students in it. As a sample, the researcher picked a random sample from an
even number of students. An experimental design methods was used in this
research. A pictures sequences from narrative writing is used to teach learning
groups. The experimental group's data collection tools are pre-test, treatment, and
post-test. Based on the researcher it was found the t-test was determined to be
higher than the t-table (8.01>2.01) with (α = 0.05). As well as the degree of
freedom (df) 42. Including the findings, the percentage of the effect of using
picture sequences method was 81.9%, with the remaining 18.1% influenced by
other factors. It implies that using picture sequences has a significant impact on
the achievement of eighth grade narrative writing from SMP Negeri 4 Satu Atap
Kuala.
