TEACHING STUDENTS' WRITING ABILITY BY USING CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF STATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2 OF MAKARTI JAYA

The main objective of this thesis was to find out the effectiveness using clustering technique in improving students' writing ability eighth grade students state junior high school 2 Makarti Jaya. method used study experimental method. In other words, experiment tries compare one or more groups which are given treatment, and that is not treatment. population research Jaya with 46 students. writer took two classes were class 8A 8B purposive sampling technique. data collected by written test: giving pre-test post-test sample. analyzed t-test formula. result analysis showed two-tailed-test 22 (df) had a critical value 0.000 at 0,05 significant level. Because t-value 1,645 higher t-table, Ho rejected Ha accepted. Students group able improve their skills through descriptive as It also means effective _____________________