IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL AT THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 8 MAKASSAR THROUGH COLLABORATIVE WRITING METHOD

Abstract

This research aimed to find out whether the use of Collaborative writing method can improve students' writing skills. In this study it is expected to be useful for teachers and students in teaching and learning process. The writer used pre-experimental design which involved one class as the subject of the research. The population was VIII grade students at SMPN 8 Makassar in 2016/2017 academic years. Sample in this research was class VIII/ II which consists of 27 students. The writer took all of them as the subject of the study. The technique used for collecting data is pretest and post-test. First the writer gave a pre-test. It was conducted at the beginning of the research. Second, the writer conducted the treatment and the last continued by gave the post-test. The results of the study was that the students’ progress during teaching and learning activity, students are able to improve the way of writing by using the method of collaboration writing text description was good. The students in writing using the method of writing collaboration increases It was supported by the results of the value of t which is significant 23.44 higher than the t-table 2,056. Therefore teachers are suggested to be able to provide interesting topics in improving students' skills in collaborative writing. based on the results obtained, the teacher can apply the method of collaborative writing to improve the skills of students in writing text descriptive