THE USE OF CUE CARD FOR TEACHING WRITING IN RECOUNT TEXT AT EIGHTH GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 12 TARAKAN
Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine whether there was a significant effect of using cue card for teaching writing in recount texts for eighth graders at SMP Negeri 12 Tarakan. This research employed a pre-experimental method, with one pre-test and post-test experimental group consisting of four meetings including treatment. The sample was taken by purposive sampling technique and the number of samples was 25 students in class 8.6. The instrument of this research was a written test of essay type. The data analyzed were pre-test and post-test using online cue card media through videos shared the Whatsapp application and repetition of material explanations through the Google Meet application. The Researcher looked for differences before and after being taught using cue card media. Data analysis using SPSS application was used for statistical analysis. The results of this study indicated the differences in the scores of the two tests in the use of cue cards before and after being taught. The researcher determined the students' average score in the writing test between the pretest and posttest. Researcher found the mean value of the pretest was 67.96 before being given treatment. After being given treatment, the average posttest score was 78.96. The developmental average of both tests was 11.00 points. The result of the t-test analysis was 12.803. This means that the t-test is higher than the t-table where the degrees of freedom (df) are 24 and the significance level is 5% p = 95%. (t test 12,803 > t table 2,064). So, it can be seen that the posttest value is higher than the pretest value. Ha is accepted when the t-score is higher than the t-table, while Ho is rejected.