KEMAMPUAN MENULIS TEKS EKSPOSISI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA AUDIO VISUAL SISWA KELAS VIII

Abstract

This study is based on an interview conducted on September 17, 2018, with an Indonesian language teacher at SMPN 4 in Solok City. The information obtained indicates that interest in writing in Indonesian language instruction, particularly in writing expository texts, remains low among eighth-grade students at SMPN 4 Solok. This study was designed to describe the ability to write expository texts using audiovisual media among eighth-grade students in the first semester at SMPN 4 Solok during the 2019/2020 academic year. This study is quantitative in nature, implementing a pure experimental design with a posttest-only control design. The pure experimental design method allows for control over all external variables that influence the course of the experiment. The posttest-only control design involves two groups, each receiving a different treatment: the experimental group and the control group. Referring to the findings of the study described above, it is concluded that regarding the ability to write expository texts using audiovisual media among eighth-grade students in the first semester at SMP N 4 Kota Solok during the 2019/2020 academic year, there is a difference in writing ability between students in class VIIIC and class VIIID—specifically, between those who did not use audiovisual media and those who did. for students in Class VIIIC (Control Group) at SMP N 4 Kota Solok who did not use audiovisual media, as evidenced by an average learning achievement score of 56. Meanwhile, for students in Class VIIID (Experimental Group) at SMP N 4 Kota Solok who used audiovisual media, as evidenced by an average learning achievement score of 66.81. When viewed in terms of students’ ability to write expository texts based on expository text structure, the 8th-grade students (Control Class) at SMP N 4 Kota Solok were rated as “sufficient” with an average score of 64.