ABSTRACT
This research is aimed to find out whether: (1) Edmodo is more effective than Picture Series to teach writing; (2) The students with high creativity have better writing skill than those having low creativity; and (3) There is an interaction between teaching media and students’ creativity in teaching writing.
This experimental study was conducted at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 7 Bandar Lampung in the academic year 2015/2016. There were 240 students, consisting of 8 classes. The samples were two classes namely experimental class which was taught using Edmodo and control class which was taught using Picture Series. To find out the sample, a cluster random sampling technique was implemented. Each class was divided into two groups of which each consisted of students having high creativity and those having low creativity. To gain the data, two instruments were used namely writing test to find out the score of students’ writing skill and creativity test to find out the score of students’ creativity. The data were, then, analysed by using Multifactor Analysis of Variance ANOVA 2x2 and Tukey test. Before conducting the ANOVA test, pre-requisite test namely normality and homogeneity test were conducted.
There are some reseach findings that can be taken: (1) Edmodo is more effective than Picture Series to teach writing; (2) The students with high creativity have better writing skill than those having low creativity; and (3) There is an interaction between teaching media and students’ creativity in teaching writing.
Based on the results of this research, it implies that Edmodo is an effective media in teaching writing to the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 7 Bandar Lampung. However, to support the using of Edmodo in teaching learning activities, a teacher must understand about the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), such as internet.
Keywords: Edmodo, Picture Series, writing skill, creativity, experimental study