for Teaching Writing Viewed from Students’ Creativity An
Experimental Research in the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Negeri 2 Karangmalang in the Academic Year of
20132014 ”.
B. Identification of the Problem
From the descriptions, there are some possible problems which can be identified as follows:
1. What are the causes of difficulties in writing in SMP Negeri 2
Karangmalang? 2.
What is the appropriate method to teach writing? 3.
Is the use of Guided Imagery effective to teach writing? 4.
Is Guided Imagery effective for high or low creativity? 5.
Do Guided Imagery and students’ creativity influence each other in teaching writing?
C. Limitation of the Problem
To avoid misunderstanding and to clarify the problem, it is necessary to make limitation of the problem. The study was
focused on the significant of the methods to the students’ writing skill between those who are taught by Guided Imagery and those
who are taught by Direct Instruction. Moreover, creativity is an
attribute variable because this variable is believed as one factor
that may affect students’ writing skill. The research subjects were
the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Karangmalang in the academic year of 20132014.
D. Problem Statement
Based on the identification of the problems and problem limitation mentioned above, the researcher states the problems to
be research as follows: 1.
Is Guided Imagery more effective than Direct Instruction to teach writing for the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Karangmalang in the
academic year of 20132014? 2.
Do the students who have high creativity have better writing skill than those having low creativity for the seventh grade students of SMP N 2
Karangmalang in the academic year of 20132014? 3.
Is there any interaction between teaching methods and creativity in teaching writing in the seventh grade students of SMP N 2
Karangmalang in the academic year of 20132014?
E. The Objective of the Study
The objectives of the study are: 1.
To know whether Guided Imagery is more effective than Direct Instruction to teach writing in the seventh grade students of SMP N 2
Karangmalang in the academic year of 20132014.
2. To know whether the students having high creativity have better writing
skill than those having low creativity in the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Karangmalang in the academic year of 20132014.
3. To know whether there is an interaction between teaching methods and
students’ creativity in the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Karangmalang in the academic year of 20132014.
F. The Benefit of the Study
