THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING DAIRY IN TEACHING WRITING RECOUNT TEXT

Abstract

The aim of the study was to find out whether or not it is effective of using diary in teaching writing recount text to the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Palembang. The method used in this study was the quasi experimental.  The number of  sample  were  76 students taken by using purposive non random sampling and divided into experimental and control group.  The result of test was analyzed by using independent sample t-test. The result of  the study indicated that the mean of post test in experimental group was 67.01 and the mean of post test in control group was 62.34. t-obtained was 3.972 at significant level p<0.05 for two tailed test and degree of freedom was 74, t-table was 1.9925. Since the value of t-obtained was higher than t-table, so null hypothesis   was rejected and alternative hypothesis  was accepted. It can be stated that the using of diary was effective in teaching writing of recount text  to the tenth grade student of SMA Negeri 2 Palembang.