THE EFFECT OF ‘CANVA APPLICATION’ ON STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY IN RECOUNT TEXT

ISNAENDIKA, ELMIRA NOER SHAUMI, 2022, “The Effect of ‘Canva Application’ on Students’ Writing in Recount Text” (An Experimental Study on the 8 th Grade Students of SMP Negeri 3 Tegal in the Academic Year of 2022/2023)”. Research Project. English Education. Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. Universitas Pancasakti Tegal. First Advisor : Yuvita, M. Pd. Second Advisor : Anin Eka Sulistyawati, M. Hum. Key Words: Writing Ability, Canva Application, Recount Text The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of using the Canva application on students' writing ability in Recount text. The research methodology employed was pre- experimental research with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The population consisted of all eighth-grade students (117 students) at SMP Negeri 3 Tegal, and a sample of 22 students was selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data collection involved conducting pretests and posttests, and the data were analyzed using the research data analysis formula and SPSS 22 application. The pretest mean score indicated that students' ability in writing Recount text before using the Canva application was 62.636. After implementing the Canva application, there was a noticeable effect, as evidenced by the posttest mean score of 70.59. To further support the findings, scientific calculations were performed using the SPSS application. Since the Sig. value was less than 0.05, the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected, and the alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted, indicating that the Canva application is effective in improving writing skills. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the use of the Canva application has a significant impact on students' ability to write Recount text in the eighth-grade class at SMP Negeri 3 Tegal. This suggests that students should engage in more writing practice using the Canva application, and teachers are recommended to incorporate Canva into their writing instruction, particularly for Recount text