The Effect of Mind Mapping on Writing Recount Text of Eighth-Graders of SMPN 1 Sebatik Utara
This study investigated the impact of mind mapping techniques on the Eighth graders' recount text writing skills of SMP Negeri 1 Sebatik Utara. This research is quasi-experimental. The form of design chosen in this study was a no -equivalent group, which became the sample of this experimental class with 18 students and a control class with 18 students who were taken using a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument was a written test given at the beginning and end of the treatment. Students wede given intervention for 4 meetings. In the data analysis, the independent sample t-test method was used. This study finding described that the average score in the experimental class significantly increased by 29.05, while in the control class, only 02.59. The independent sample T-ter showed that the t-test (4,692) is higher than the t-table (2,042). It indicated that the mind mapping technique effectively improves the eighth graders' recount text writing skills of SMP Negeri 1 Sebatik Utara.