THE USE OF MIND MAPPING TO IMPROVE DESCRIPTIVE WRITING SKILL

A Classroom Action Research with The Students of SMP N 7 Surakarta

Abstract

 This research was aimed to determine the improve students’ writing skill by using mind
mapping to eighth grade students especially in class VIII B of SMP N 7 Surakarta in the
2022/2023 academic year. The method used in this research was a Classroom Action
Research (CAR). The research was conducted in two cycles. The subject was the students
of SMP N 7 Surakarta in 2022/2023 academic year. This research used test and non-test to
collecting the data. To analize the data, this research used qualitative data and quantitative
data. The qualitative data is consisted of data collection, data reduction, data display,
conclusion, and verifying. The quantitative data is consisted of mean score and t-test
formula. The result of the research, it can be seen from the mean score of Pre-Test was
61.34, Post-Test 1 was 71.21, and Post-Test 2 was 85.28. The t-test value of Cycle I was
4.14, and the t-test value of Cycle II was 10.22. The result of the research showed that mind
mapping technique can improve the students’ writing skill. It can be seen from the students
writing achievement. It can be concluded that mind mapping technique can be improve
students’ writing skill.
Keywords: Mind Mapping, Descriptive Writing Skill, Classroom Action Research.