The Effectiveness of Using Mind Mapping Technique in Teaching Writing Descriptive Text at The Eight Grade Students of SMP Terbuka Kecamatan Senen on The Second Semester in 2020/2021 Academic Year

drs. zuhad ahmad, m. pd;

Diana Amelia: 1601055088. “The Effectiveness of Using Mind Mapping Technique in Teaching Writing Descriptive Text at The Eight Grade Students of SMP Terbuka Kecamatan Senen on The Second Semester in 2020/2021 Academic Year. Paper. Jakarta. The Study Programme of English Education. The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education”. The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA, 2021
The main objective of this study was aimed to know the effectiveness of mind mapping in teaching writing descriptive text at the eighth grade students of SMP Terbuka Kecamatan Senen on the second semester in 2020/2021 academic year. The research was conducted in SMP Terbuka Kecamatan Senen. The population was the first year students of SMP Terbuka Kecamatan Senen in 2020/2021 academic year with a total number of 69 students. Out of this population, students of eight grade were taken as sample. The writer used pre-experimental research with one group pre-test and post-test design in the quantitative. The data were collected by using pre-test and post-test.
From the Lilliefors analysis showed that the data pre-test and post-test in pre-experiment calss are normally distributed. Furthermore, the data post-test obtained were analyzed by using t-test formula. The t-test calculation of the post test result was known that 𝑡𝑜 was 8.35 and 𝑡𝑡 was 1.71. Therefore, tobserved > ttable (8.35 > 1.71). It showed that there is significant different score of students’ achievement in writing descriptive text that was taught through mind mapping technique before and after given treatment. It can be concluded that using mind mapping technique was effective in writing descriptive paragraph of the eighth grade students at SMP Terbuka Kec. Senen on the second semester in 2020/2021 academic year.
The researcher also hopes that this research will be useful to share knowledge about the use of mind mapping for writing descriptive text, especially for students, teachers, others researchers and readers.