THE INFLUENCE OF USING COOPERATIVE INTEGRATED READING AND COMPOSITION (CIRC) TOWARD STUDENTS’ WRITING HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXT AT ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMAN 6 KOTA SERANG

Rita Handayani, M. Pd., as the first advisor and Dhafid Wahyu Utomo, M.A. as the second advisor

The aim of the research was to find out the influence of using Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) toward students writing hortatory exposition text at elevent grade of SMAN 6 Kota Serang. The researcher conducted quantitative research by using true experimental design. Population of the research was the students at the eleventh grade of SMAN 6 Kota Serang. The samples were 66 students by random sampling technique. The class XI Science 1 as experimental class and class of XI Science 2 as control class. The experimental class received Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC). While the control class learned without CIRC. Both groups were given pre-test and posttest to find out students writing hortatory exposition ability before and after treatment. The research instrument that was used to collect the data was writing test. In testing the hypothesis, the researcher used t-test to know significant influence of using CIRC toward students writing hortatory exposition. Based on calculation t-test was 3.72 > 1.67. Thus, alternative hypothesis was accepted. It means that Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) was effective toward students writing hortatory exposition text.

Keywoard: Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC), Teaching Writing, Hortatory Exposition

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