%0 Generic
%A YUNI KARTIKA FITRI, 1613042023
%C UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG
%D 2021
%F eprints:61011
%I FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
%T IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE BY USING  PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT    MTS N 12 TANAH DATAR
%U http://digilib.unila.ac.id/61011/
%X The objectives of this research were to find out whether there is any significant  improvement of the students’ writing performance in descriptive texts and to  investigate which aspects in writing skills that improve better after the  implementation of a personal photograph in writing descriptive texts. The  research was quantitative by using one group pre test and post test design. The  population of this research was the first grades students of MTs N 12 Tanah Datar  in the academic year 2020/2021. The sample of this research was VII F that  consisted of 28 students. The instrument of this research was writing test. The  results showed that there was a significant improvement of the students’ writing  performance after the implementation of a personal photographs in writing  descriptive texts. It could be seen from the gain on pretest and posttest score.  Based on the data, the mean value obtained in the pre-test was 69.32, while the  post-test was 84.43., so mean score increased 15.11, in which t-value>t-table  (12.93>2.052) or sig (0.00<0.05). Furthermore, content was one of the aspects in  writing skills that improve better after the implementation of a personal  photograph in writing descriptive texts. The percentage of this aspect in the  pretest was 20.995 while in the post test was 25.37., so the score increased 4.375.  As a result, it can be concluded that personal photographs not only improved the  students’ writing performance but also all of the aspect of writing skills, because  personal photographs can help students in developing their idea in writing  descriptive texts. Personal photographs also can make students more active and  easier when they want to describe something.  Keyword: Personal Photographs, Writing Performance, Descriptive Texts