THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) METHOD IN TEACHING STUDENTS TO WRITE DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA N 1 PETANAHAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

Abstract

The purpose of this research are to describe the level of students’ ability in writing after taught by CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) method and to find out whether using CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) method is effective or not in teaching students to write descriptive text at tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Petanahan in the academic year of 2013/2014. In this research the researcher took 50 students as the sample. The researcher took X Sos 2 as the experimental group which consist of 25 students. Meanwhile, the researcher took X Sos 3 as the control group which consist of 25 students. The researcher gave pre-test and post-test to both classes. The researcher taught descriptive text using CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) method to the experimental group and common way to the control group. The researcher then statically analyzed the data using t-test. After analyzing the data, the researcher concludes that teaching descriptive text using CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) method is effective. As the fact, the result of t-value was 3.826. Based on the 0.05 significance level, the value of t-table was 2.021, the computation showed that t-value was higher t-table, which was 3.826>2.021. The effectiveness of CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) method also can be seen from score gained by control group and experimental group. The mean score of experimental group was 75.00 and it was belong to good category. While the control group was 69.40 and it was belong to good category. It can be concluded the score from experimental group was higher than control group. Based on the result of t-test findings, it can be reference for teachers to use CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) method in teaching writing especially descriptive text in order to get the higher students achievement. So, it can be stated that the hypothesis “the use of CTL (Contextual Teaching and Learning) method in teaching students to write descriptive text at tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Petanahan in the academic year of 2013/2014 is effective” is accepted.