THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING VIDEO AS MEDIATO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ SKILL IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT TO THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK YPE SAWUNGGALIH KUTOARJO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

Abstract

Writing is one of the media of communication. One way to improve writing skill is considered by the media in teaching-learning process. One of the media to improve writing skill is by using video.The aim of this research is to know whether there is effectiveness of using video as media in teaching writing skill of procedure text to the eleventh grade students of SMK YPE Sawunggalih Kutoarjo in the academic year of 2012/2013. In this research, the writer took two classes as the sample. One class was experimental group (XI AP 4) and other as control group (XI AP 3). Each class consists of 39 students. So, the number of sample was 78 students. While the instrument that was used in this research, was test. In collecting the data, the writer used pre-test and post-test. Before conducting post-test, the writer gave treatment for experimental group by using video as media. After getting the data, the writer calculated the data using t-test polled- variance. After collecting and analyzing the data, the researcher presents the result of the research.The result of the mean score of post test of experimental group is higher than the mean score of post test of control group (74.77>57.28). In addition, the result of t-value is 16.440. then the researcher consults the critical value on the t-table using 5% (0.05) alpha level significance and the degree of freedom is 2.009. It shows that t-value is higher than t-table ( 16.440>2.009). It means that using video as media in teaching writing of procedure text to the eleventh grade students of SMK YPE Sawunggalih Kutoarjo in the academic year  of 2012/2013 is effective.

Keywords : Effectiveness, video,writing skill, procedure text