The effectiveness of using interactive learning in the teaching of descriptive text writing to the first grade students of SMPN 2 Kelapa Dua Tangerang

The objective of this study is aimed at gaining evidence whether or not interactive learning is effective in teaching descriptive text writing of SMPN 2 Kelapa Dua Tangerang. In this research, the writer used quantitative research employing quasi experimental method. This research method relies on a test. It focuses on the collection and analysis of numerical data and statistics. In this case, the writer combined two classes using two different treatments. The first class was given an interactive learning as a treatment in the experimental class, and the second class was given a conventional teaching as a treatment in the control class. Then, the writer gave pre-test and post-test to both classes. The test was same and it was given to know which class got a better learning achievement. Next, the data collected in this research was analyzed by using t-test. According to the result of statistical calculation, the M-Pre test of experimental class is 57.77; M-Post test is 70.28; and M-Gained is 12.51. Meanwhile, the M-Pre test of control class is 55.88; M-Post test is 63.71; and M-Gained is 7.82. In addition, the result shows that the t-observation ( ) of this research is higher than t-table ( = 2.00). So that, > , it proved that the students who were taught descriptive text writing through interactive learning got the higher score than those who were taught without using interactive learning. Then, it can be concluded that using interactive learning is effective in learning descriptive text writing to the first grade students of SMPN 2 Kelapa Dua Tangerang