ABSTRACT

Anissa Tri Andini (A 121 15 057). The Effect of Guided-Question Technique to

Improve Writing Skills of the Second Grade Students of SMP Negeri 3 Palu.
Skripsi, English Education Study Program, Language and Art Education
Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Tadulako University.
Under Supervisions of Sriati Usman and Hasna.

The objective of this research is to find out if guided-question technique is

effective in improving writing skills of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 3
Palu. The researcher applied quasi-experimental research design. The population
of this research was the second grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Palu. The
samples were VIIIC as the experimental and VIIIF as the control class. The
researcher administered pretest and posttest in collecting the data. The result
showed that the students’ mean score of the experimental class on the posttest
(80.46) is greater than the students’ mean score of the control class (55.13). The
value of t-counted (5.91) was greater than the value of t-table (1.676) indicating
that the hypothesis was accepted. The conclusion guided-question technique is
effective in improving writing skills of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 3
Palu.

Keywords: improving, writing skills, guided-question technique