ABSTRAK
 
The research is an experimental research. The aims of this research are 1) to
find out the difference in writing achievement between the students taught by using
round table method and the students taught by using direct instruction, 2) to find
out whether round table method is more effective than direct instruction to teach
writing for the student.
The research was conducted in SMP N 2 Ambal in the academic year of
2015/2016. It is located in Ds. Sinungrejo, Ambal, Kebumen. To select the sample,
the researcher used cluster random sampling. The total number of sample was 60
students consisting of two classes. Each class consists of 30 students. One class is
the experimental group taught using round table technique and the other class is the
control group taught using direct instruction. The data were collected through
writing test. In analyzing the data, the researcher used: 1) descriptive statistics
which used to find mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of the writing score,
2) normality test to find out whether the data of score in both groups are normally
distribution or not, 3) and homogeneity test to find out whether the variances of
sores in control and experimental groups are homogenous or not.
Based on the result of the research, some conclusions can be drawn as
follows 1) there is a significant difference in writing achievement between the
students taught using Round Table and the students taught using Direct Instruction
group with the t-value or t
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= 3.5615. 2) Round table technique is more effective to
be applied in teaching writing than direct instruction method to the eight grade
students of SMP N 2 Ambal in the academic year of 2015/2016. This is due to the
mean score of the experimental group (72) which is higher than the control group’s
(63.8).
The result of the research implies that the use of round table technique and
direct instruction method give a significant difference in students’ writing skill. The
students taught using round table technique have a higher scores than those taught
using direct instruction method
Keywords: experimental research, direct instruction, round table, writing skill.