The Implementation of Mind Mapping Technique in Teaching Writing Descriptive Text

Haifa Puti Arlin, Flora Flora, Ramlan Ginting

Abstract


Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti apakah teknik mind mapping dapat meningkatkan secara signifikan dalam kemampuan menulis siswa khususnya teks deskripsi. Pendekatan penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 30 siswa tingkat satu SMA. Data diperoleh dari nilai pretest dan posttest dalam bentuk esai. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan teknik mind mapping meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks deskripsi. Hal ini menandakan bahwa teknik mind mapping dapat diterapkan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan menulis siswa.

 

 

Abstract. This research aimed to find out whether the mind mapping technique significantly improved the students’ ability in writing descriptive texts. The approach of the research was quantitative. The subjects were 30 students of the first grade of SMA. The data were collected through both the pretest and the posttest, in a form of writing an essay. The result showed that the use of mind mapping technique improved the students’ ability in writing descriptive texts at the significant level 0.05. This indicates that mind mapping technique can help the students to improve their writing skill. This suggests that mind mapping technique help the students improve their ability in writing skills.

 

Keywords: Writing, Descriptive Text,  Mind Mapping Technique.

 


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