Open AccessCOPS STRATEGY: A STRATEGY TO TEACH WRITING SKILL
Author(s) -
Fitri Novia
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
uad tefl international conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2775-6599
DOI - 10.12928/utic.v1.174.2017
Subject(s) - null hypothesis , nonprobability sampling , sample (material) , mathematics education , significant difference , test (biology) , alternative hypothesis , psychology , value (mathematics) , mathematics , statistics , sociology , population , paleontology , chemistry , demography , chromatography , biology
The purpose of this study was to find out whether or not there was a significant difference in writing achievement between students who were taught through COPS strategy and that of those who were not. The sample of the study was 71 students of SMP N 1 Sungai Pinang Ogan Ilir. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. Written test was used to collect the data which consisted of five topics. T-test was used to analyze the data. Based on the result, it was found that the t-obtained (6.450) was higher than t-table (1.950) and the àvalue (0.000) was lower than Pvalue (0.05), the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It meant that there was a significant difference in writing achievement between students who were taught by through COPS Strategy and that of those were not. Thus, COPS strategy can be used to teach writing skill.