Faizah, Nur (2025) The Use of Realia Media to Improve The Students' Writing Skill in Descriptive Text of The Seventh Grade of SMP IT Bina Insani Metro. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine whether the use of realia media as a learning tool can improve the students' writing skills. The focus of this study is on writing skills using realia media for English language students at SMP IT Bina Insani Metro. This is related to the problem identification that students' writing ability is very low, especially in describing a text. Many students pay little attention to appropriate vocabulary and grammar, and most of them struggle to express their ideas through writing. The use of realia media as a learning tool can be applied to foster students' creativity in order to enhance their writing skills.

This research employs Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted in to cycles. Each cycle consists of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. In this study, students were given a pre-test before the treatment and a post-test after the treatment. The subjects of this research were 25 students in Grade VII A at SMP IT Bina Insani Metro. To collect the data, the researcher used tests (pre-test, post-test I in cycle 1, and post-test II in cycle 2), observations, field notes, and documentation.

The results of this study indicate an improvement in the writing skills of the seventh-grade students at SMP IT Bina Insani Metro. This can be seen from the increase in students' average scores on the pre-test and post-tests. In the pre-test, the students' average score was 40.6, which increased to 57 in post-test I and further improved to 81.36 in post-test II. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the use of realia media as a learning tool is an effective strategy to enhance students' writing skills. Furthermore, this research can be considered successful as the predetermined criteria were successfully achieved.

Keyword: Writing Skill, Realia Media, Classroom Action Research

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