Abstract
Abstract. The objective of this research is to find out whether there is a significant difference between students’ writing recount text before and after being taught by using Instagram as a media or not. In this research, the researcher used quantitative method and used quasi-experiment as the design of the research. The number of sample is 36 students from X MIPA 4 which are taken by using cluster random sampling technique. The researcher uses test as the instrument of the research. The test is in the form of writing test to know the students’ writing ability before and after being taught by using Instagram as a media. The result of the research shows that the students’ mean score have an improvement from 6.8 to 8.8 and from good categorize to excellent categorize. And the standard deviation from the students score has decreased from 0.89 to 0.83 which means that the students’ post-test score is well distributed than the pre-test score. The calculation of t-test shows that the Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. It is because the to (t obtain) falls in the critical region and to (t obtain) is more than tt (t critical). The to (t obtain) is 5.3 while the tt (t critical) is 2.042. In conclusion, there is a significant difference between students’ writing recount text before and after being taught by using Instagram as a media. Key Words: Instagram, Media, Recount Text, English Writing
Highlights
In modern era, the teacher must master how to bring technology as a media in teaching and learning process, especially in teaching and learning English
It is because there is a caption place to write something and it could become a media for the students to practice their writing ability
The researchers conduct the Entering pre-test of writing recount text, giving the treatment by using instagram as a media of teach writing recount text to the students for 4 times, doing post-test of writing recount text, after that gathering the data from pre and post-test, and the last analyzing the data by using statistical formula.In analysing the data by using hypothesis testing, the researchersused five steps model
Summary
The teacher must master how to bring technology as a media in teaching and learning process, especially in teaching and learning English. One of technology that people use every day is social media. One of the most popular social media is Instagram. On Instagram, there are so many feature that the teacher can use to teach the students, especially in teaching writing of recount text. It is because there is a caption place to write something and it could become a media for the students to practice their writing ability. From the students’ habit to practice by using Instagram, they can learn how to write a recount text in fun way based on their personal experience
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