Rismawati, Riski (2018) Using Mind Mapping Technique to Increase The Students’ Writing Skill In Descriptive Text At The Eighth Grader of SMP Negeri 1 Metro Kibang East Lampung in Academic Year 2017/2018. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

This research is aimed to find out whether the Mind Mappingtechnique can improve the students’ writing descriptive text skill at the eight graders of SMP Negeri 1 Metro Kibang. This research is classroom action research. In collecting the data, this research used test, observation, documentation to collect the data.Based on the pre-survey data, the problems which had been identified was the students found difficulties in writing descriptive text because of not having ideas. Which are from Mind Mapping technique the students couid find the idea in writing descriptive text. By Mind Mappingtechnique the students got the information and illustration through their own words.

This classroom action research was conducted by 2 cycles. There are four steps in each cycles, such as : planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The researcher gave one pre-test before treatment, two treatments and two post-tests, the subject of this action research are the eight graders of SMP Negeri 1 Metro Kibang. This research used 30 students as object of research. To prove whether the hyphotesis was accepted or rejected, the researcher used average formula.

The invention of this research shows that there was improving from cycle I to cycle II. The result from the data in cycle I, it was gained the average score of pre-test was 54% and post test I 64% and post test from cycle II was gained the average score 72%. The result of cycle II was higher than the result of post-test at cycle I. The condition of the class was getting better. The students pay attention to teacher’s explanation in learning activity. The students are more active in learning process. The students can write descriptive text correctly. It means that the use of Mind Mapping technique could improve the students writing skill at the eight graders of SMP Negeri 1Metro Kibang.

Key Word: Writing Descriptive Text, Mind Mapping Technique.

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