Improving Writing Ability of Grade VII Students Through Clustering Technique

The objective of this research was to find out whether or not the use of clustering technique improved writing ability of grade VII students at SMP Negeri 1 Sindue in writing descriptive text. This research was an intact group research design that involved two groups; they were experimental group and control group. The population of this research was grade VII students of SMP Negeri 1 Sindue. It was selected by using purposive sampling technique. The sample was VII B as the experimental group and class VII C as the control group. In collecting the data, the researcher used test (post-test). The data were analyzed statistically. The results of data analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the achievement of experimental and control groups. In other words, the t-counted (9.22) was greater than t-table (2.015). In this case, the research hypothesis was accepted. In short, the use of clustering technique can improve writing ability of grade VII students' at SMP Negeri 1 Sindue in writing mechanics and vocabulary. Keywords: Improving; Writing Ability; Clustering Technique