The Effect of Storyboard Use on Eighth-Grade Students’ Recount Text Writing Skills

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of storyboard use on students’ ability to write recount texts among eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Lawe Alas in the 2023/2024 academic year. The primary objective of the research was to determine whether storyboard-based instruction significantly improves students’ recount writing performance. The study employed a quantitative approach using an experimental method with a one-group pretest–posttest design. The population consisted of 44 eighth-grade students, from which 22 students were selected as the research sample. Data were collected through writing tests administered before and after the treatment and analyzed using a t-test to measure the significance of improvement. The results revealed that the mean score of the pretest was 61.82 with a standard deviation of 2.41, while the posttest mean score increased to 80.00 with a standard deviation of 2.13. The statistical findings indicate a significant improvement in students’ recount writing ability after the implementation of storyboard-based learning. Furthermore, the posttest results exceeded the Minimum Mastery Criterion (KKM) of 70 for English subjects at the junior high school level, placing students’ writing performance in the good category. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of storyboards has a significant positive effect on improving students’ ability to write recount texts.