The Use of Picture Series Technique to Improve Students’ Writing Skills on Recount Text to the Eighth Grade Students at SMP N 6 Tabanan

Abstract

This research aims to improve students'
writing skills in recount text using the picture series
technique. The subjects were the eighth grade students
at SMP N 6 Tabanan in the academic year 2021/2022. Consisting of 29 eighth students. This research was
categorized as Classroom Action Research (CAR).
Data were collected by conducting observations,
documentation and tests. The research was conducted
in two cycles in which each cycle consists of planning,
action, observation, and reflection. The result of this
research after the implementation of the picture series
technique showed that students seemed more
confident when writing and began to generate ideas
for writing texts. It can be proven by comparing the
average value of each score from pre-test to post-test.
In the pre-test the average score obtained by students
was 47.06%. After the application of the picture series
in cycle I the average value was 65.52%. Meanwhile,
the results of the post-test of students in cycle II
reached 80.86%. With these results, it can be
concluded that the picture series technique can
improve students’ learning outcomes and can be
applied in the teaching and learning process,
especially for writing.