PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BRAIN WRITING BERBANTUAN GOOGLE SITES TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MENULIS TEKS CERPN SISWA KELAS VIII SMP NEGERI 35 MEDAN

Abstract

The problem of this research is that students still experience difficulties in writing short story texts, so that their short story writing skills have not achieved maximum results, which is influenced by the lack of application of innovative and interesting learning models and media. This study aims to determine the effect of using the Brain Writing learning model assisted by Google Sites on the short story writing skills of class VIII students of SMP Negeri 35 Medan. This study uses a quantitative approach with an experimental method, as well as a two-group posttest only design. The population in this study were all class VIII students of SMP Negeri 35 Medan. The sample determination used a cluster random sampling technique, which became the sample in this study, namely class VIII-1 as the experimental class and class VIII-2 as the control class. Data collection techniques were carried out through short story writing tests using the Brain Writing learning model assisted by Google Sites in the experimental class and the Self Direct Learning learning model assisted by image media in the control class. The results of the study showed that the Brain Writing learning model assisted by Google Sites had an effect on students' short story writing skills. This is evidenced by the average post-test score of 81.45 for students in the experimental class, which falls into the good category, while the average post-test score for the control class was only 58.58, which is considered poor. Furthermore, the t-test results showed a significance value of 0.000 (<0.05), indicating a significant difference between the experimental and control classes. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of the Brain Writing learning model with the assistance of Google Sites has been proven to be effective in improving the short story writing skills of eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 35 Medan.