THE EFFECT OF USING DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK IN EFL WRITING

Abstract

This study aims to describe the ability of students to write recount texts and find the effect of using digital scrapbooks in teaching writing recount text. This study used an experimental method with a nonequivalent control group design. The population of this study consisted of all tenth grade students at SMA Negeri 4 Purworejo in the academic year 2022/2023. The researcher employed two classes as samples for research. As the experimental group, class X-4 was taken and taught using a digital scrapbook. Furthermore, class X-3 was taken as the control group. A series of treatments for both groups were conducted from February 23rd to March 16th, 2023. A writing test was employed to collect data. The data was analyzed using statistics, both descriptive and inferential. After analyzing the data, the finding shows that: First, the mean post-test in the experimental class (73.56), which belongs to the good category, was higher than the mean post-test in the control class (63.81), which belonged to the sufficient category. Second, in the calculation of the independent sample test, the t-value is 5.145 with sig. 0,000 which is lower than the critical value of 0.000< 0,05. It meant that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. In other words, using digital scrapbooks has effects on teaching writing recount text to grade students at SMA Negeri 4 Purworejo in the academic year 2022/2023.