The objective of this research is to find out whether: (1) female students are better than male studens in writing skill; (2) students with high creativity have better writing skill than male students; and (3) there is an interaction between gender difference and creativity in writing skill.
This comparative research was carried out at AKPELNI Semarang in the Academic Year of 2016 / 2017. The population of this research is the second-grade students of Port and Shipping Management Department at AKPELNI Semarang in the Academic Year of 2016/2017. It consists of 120 students divided into 4 classes, with 30 students each class.The sample of this research consists of60 students; they are 30 female students and 30 male students. They were divided by two levels of creativity and two different genders (male students with high creativity, male students with low creativity, female students with high creativity, and female students with low creativity). The sampling technique used is Purposive Sampling, where the sample is taken based on researcher’s criteria. The instruments used to collect data are students’ creativity test and writing test. The data were analyzed by using multifactor analysis of varriance (ANOVA 2x2) and tuckey test.
Based on the results of the analysis, the findings of this research are: (1) female students are better than male students in writing skill; (2) students with high creativity have better writing skill than female students; and (3) there is no interaction between gender difference and creativity in writing skill.
Based on the above findings, it can be concluded that the female students at the second-grade students of Port and Shipping Management Department at AKPELNI Semarang in the Academic Year of 2016/2017 have better writing skill than the male students. The effect of gender difference does not depend on the level of creativity.