The Effect of Guided Questions and Students' Motivation toward Writing Ability

• Main Author: Septaniar Gupta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Lancang Kuning 2017-02-01
• Series: Lectura: Jurnal Pendidikan
• Online Access: https://ejurnal.unilak.ac.id/index.php/lectura/article/view/432
• ISSN: 2086-4876; 2549-063X

<p>The objectives of this study were to find whether: (1) there is significant difference in writing achievement between the students who are taught using guided questions technique and conventional method; (2) there is significant difference in average score between high motivated students and low motivated students who are taught using guided questions and conventional method; (3) and there is an interaction effect of techniques and students’ motivation in writing ability. This research was conducted at SMPN 1 Sekayu. Sample of this research was 70 students of the eighth grade students (35 students were as experimental group and 35 students were as control group). The method of the research was a factorial design. The data were collected through the test and questionnaire and were analyzed by using independent sample t – test and two – way ANOVA. The finding shows that: (1) there was significant difference in writing achievement between the students taught using guided questions; (2) there was significant difference between in average score between high motivated students taught using guided questions and conventional method; (3) there was no significant difference in average score between low motivated students taught using guided questions and conventional method; (4) there was no significant difference between high and low motivated students who taught using guided questions; (5) there was no significant difference in average score between high motivated students and low motivated students taught using conventional method; (6) and there was no an interaction effect of techniques and students’ motivation in writing ability.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>