THE EFFECT OF CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE TO THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT AT GRADE TENTH OF MAS MUHAMMADIYAH 2 KISARAN IN 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

This research concern with the students’ ability in writing recount text. The problem of the study is : Is there any effect to the students’ ability in writing recount text by using clustering techniques?. This research uses an experimental research design. The data are collected by using test. To get the data, the grade X of MAS Muhammadiyah 2 Kisaran are selected as respondent. The subject of the research are grade X MIPA 1 and X MIPA 2. Each classes consist of 30 students. The total number of the students is 60 students. The reason for choosing this class is because the writer find some students’ problems in writing recount text. After the data are analyzed, can be concluded that there is effect of using clustering technique on the students’ ability in writing recount text at grade X of MAS Muhammadiyah 2 Kisaran in 2021/2022 Academic Year. It is proven by there is a high correlation between using clustering technique and the students’ ability in writing recount text t_count > t_table. With the description t_count = 53.74 while the t_table = 1.67155 (5%).

Keywords : Clustering Technique, Writing Recount Text