Utilizing Pictures to Elevate Students’ Writing Skill

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of pictures in the writing class of senior high school students. This research used a quantitative method with using the quasi-experimental design. The subjects of the research were the second-year students of senior high school in Marga Agung Regency, South Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia. The total number of samples was 42 students which were distributed in two classes. Each class consists of 21 students. The writing test was used as the instrument to gather information on the students' writing skills using the images. The researchers came to the conclusion that the images improve senior high school pupils' writing abilities based on the results. It was because pictures could be a model designed for students to find, query, execute, and search for information, and draw their conclusions.