The Effect of Applying Problem Based Learning to the Students’ Writing Ability in Recount text

Abstract

The objective of this research was to found out the effect of applying problem based learning to the students’ writing ability in recount text. This research applied experimental research. The population of the research was taken from the grade of junior high school and the class VIII grade at SMP Negeri 2 Tanjungbalai jalan Anwar Idris at academic 2019/2020 with the total population 60 students. This research was applied cluster random sampling. This research used experimental research design namely one group pre- test and post-test. Therefore the research took one class as the experimental class. The sample was taken from the class with the total number of sample was 30 students. The research were given treatment strategy. The instrument of collecting data writing test which consist of one items. The data were analyzed by using t –test formula. The result of data showed that Tobserve 7,0 > 17,01 Ttable with the degree of freedom (df=n-k). The hyphotesis was accepted. It proved applying problem based learning to the students’ writing ability in recount text at SMP Negeri 2 Tanjungbalai