visual significantly increased the students’ score in writing descriptive text and gave large effect to the students’ score in writing.
Research studies have established in Educational Book 2005: 164 states that we learn 83.0 percent through sight, 11.0 percent through hearing, 3.5 percent
through smell, 1.5 percent trough touch and 1.0 percent through taste. Therefore, audio visual media is proposed to be one interesting media,
which might be able to solve the writing problem. For this purpose, the nearest media of students’ learning is by using audio visual media. The audio visual
media presentation makes use of the students’ sense. What the ears hear are strengthened by what the eyes see, so that the words, which the ears hear, are
associated with the visual aids. Hearing and sight are the primary means of human learning. Audio visual media is one of the media used to teach writing descriptive
text. Audio visual media are available in many forms, namely tape recorder, puppet toys, videos, film and another.
B. The Problem of the Study
Based on the background of the study, the problem is formulated as follows:
“Is there any significant effect of using the audio visual media on students’ achievement in writing descriptive text?”.
C. The Objective of the Study
Based on the question formulated in problem of the study, the objective of the study wa
s to discover whether students’ achievement in writing descriptive text is significantly are taught by using Audio Visual Media.
D. The Scope of the Study
There are many genres of writing learnt in the SMP Junior High School such as recount, procedure, report, and narrative. This research was primarily
focused on writing descriptive text through Audio Visual Media.
E. The Significance of the Study
The findings of the study were expected to bring up significances, such as: 1.
For the teachers, this study was useful to improve their ability in teaching writing by paying more attention to the media of teaching
learning process; not only for descriptive text material, but also the other materials.
2. For students, the results of the study can be used to encourage and
stimulate them in improving their writing achievement and motivating them to be better in writing achievement, especially in writing
descriptive text. 3.
For the readers, the result can give information and knowledge of writing by using Audio Visual Media.
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion
Based on the result of the data analysis, it was concluded that Audio Visual Media method gave a
significant effect to the students’ achievement in writing descriptive text t-observed t-
table, α = 0.05. Students who were taught by using Audio Visual Media be better in writing descriptive text than those taught
by using Picture. The calculation of t-test was 2.18 1.994 with df 78 and level of significance 0.05. So, alternative hypothesis Ha was accepted and the Audio
Visual Media significantly affected students’ achievement in writing descriptive
text.
B. Suggestion
Related to the conclusion, some suggestions are offered by the writer as to the English teachers that are suggested to apply Audio Visual Media in teaching
learning process, especially in teaching writing because it can help students make the learning activities to be more intersting in teaching writing descriptive text.
And also it is suggested to students to apply Audio Visual Media in learning in order to improve their writing achievement especially in writing descriptive text.
In addition, it is expected to the readers who are interested in dealing with this study so that they have a good understanding to support their study.
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