The Influence Of Roundtable Technique And Students’ Intelligence On Students’ Writing Skill (An Experimental Research On Descriptive Writing To The Tenth Grade Students Of Sma Negeri 1 Ngaglik, Sleman, Yogyakarta In The Academic Year Of 2011/2012)

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The Objectives Of This Research Are: (1) To Identify Whether Roundtable Technique Is More Effective Than Direct Instruction In Teaching Writing For The Tenth Grade Students Of Sma Negeri 1 Ngaglik Sleman Yogyakarta; (2) To Identify Whether The Tenth Grade Students Of Sma Negeri 1 Ngaglik Sleman Yogyakarta Who Have High Intelligence Have Better Writing Skill Than Those Having Low Intelligence; And (3) To Identify Whether There Is Interaction Between Teaching Techniques And Students’ Intelligence In Teaching Writing. The Research Was Carried Out At Sma Negeri 1 Ngaglik, Sleman, Yogyakarta From March To July 2012. It Is An Experimental Research. Here, The Writer Took The Data From The Tenth Grade Students Of Class Xe And Xf As The Sample Of The Research. The Class Xe Was As An Experimental Class Which Was Taught By Using Roundtable Technique And Class Xf Was As A Control Class Which Was Taught By Using Direct Instruction. Each Of Class Consisted Of 34 Students. The Data Were In The Form Of Quantitative Data And They Were Taken From A Test. They Were The Scores Of Students’ Writing Test After Having Eight Times Treatment For Each Class. The Researcher Analyzed The Data Using Anova Or Analysis Of Variance. The Result Of The Study Leads To The Conclusion: First, The Students Who Are Taught Using Roundtable Technique Have Better Writing Skill Than Those Who Are Taught Using Direct Instruction. In Other Words, The Use Of Roundtable Technique Is More Effective Than Direct Instruction. Second, The Students Who Have High Intelligence Have Better Writing Skill Than Those Who Have Low Intelligence. Third, There Is No Interaction Between Teaching Techniques And Students’ Intelligence Level In Teaching Writing. Teaching Techniques Which Are Used By The Teacher In Teaching Writing Do Not Depend On The Students’ Intelligence Level. Based On The Research Findings, It Can Be Concluded That Roundtable Technique Is More Effective Than Direct Instruction For Teaching Students’ Writing Skill At The Tenth Grade Students Of Sman 1 Ngaglik, Sleman In The Academic Year 2011/2012. Finally, The Research Findings Imply That The Use Of Roundtable Technique Can Affect The Students’ Writing Skill Optimally. Therefore, (1) English Teachers Are Suggested To Apply Roundtable Technique In Writing Activities; (2) The Students Could Use Roundtable Technique In Writing To Improve Their Writing Skill As It Can Help Them To Generate, Elaborate, And Organize Their Ideas; And (3) The Future Researchers Are Expected To Conduct The Research With Different Students’ Creativity Or Efficacy.