Umam, Munirul (2019) Using index card match strategy to improve descriptive writing ability among seventh grade students of Junior High School of Manba’ul Ulum Seputih Agung Central Lampung. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

This research was aimed at detecting the influence of using Index card match toward the students’ descriptive writing ability at the seventh grade students of SMP Manba’ul Ulum Seputih Agung Central Lampung. Index card match was helped the students in finding the ideas. By using Index Card Match Strategy, the students found a lot of information and illustration, stimulated them to develop their writing ability.

In conducting this research, the researcher used Classroom Action Research. The researcher and the English teacher of SMP Manba’ul Ulum were collaborated in conducting this research. The researcher as the teacher and the English teacher was an observer and a collaborator. The researcher used group investigation as the strategy in teaching writing descriptive text. This research was conducted following steps of the action research: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The research was carried out in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of two meetings. The data was gathered in this research through test, observation sheet, and documentation.

The result of the research showed that there was improvement of the students’ ability in writing descriptive ability by using Index card match strategy. Most of the students got good scores at the cycle II. The score of Minimum Mastery Criteria of English lesson was 70. The average score of the students in the pre-test was 56.5. The average of the students score of post-test 1 was 66.00 and the students’ average score in post-test 2 was 75.25. Moreover, it showed that there were 50% passed the Minimum Mastery Criteria in the cycle I and 81% students or more than 75% students passed the Minimum Mastery Criteria. It meant that this research had been reached the criteria of success. Therefore, it could be concluded that Index card match strategy improve students’ ability in writing descriptive ability.

Keywords: Index Card Match, Descriptive Writing Ability

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