The Effect of Learning Models (Project-Based Learning vs Direct Instruction) on the Skill of Writing Observation- Report Text of the 10th Grade Students

Abstract

One of the reasons that Indonesian language subject seems such a boring subject is due to the uninteresting learning model the teachers apply. It results in students; lack of skill in writing observation report. One of the efforts to overcome this problem is to use an innovative learning model, namely the projectbased
learning model. The research purpose, among others, was to examine the effect of the project-based learning model on high school students' writing skill of observation-report text. The research population covered 44 students of 10th grade. A total of 22 students belonging to experimental class were taught
using project-based learning model and 22 students grouped as the control class were taught using direct instruction model. Data analysis used was two-sided t-test. Based on the results of data analysis and hypothesis testing, it was concluded that there was an effect of the project-based learning model on the 10th grade students' writing skill of observation-report text. That was shown from the results of hypothesis testing made use of a two-sided t-test calculated using SPSS 16 software in which the T count = 3,728> T table = 2,018. Based on the test results, it was found out that the post-test mean score of the experimental classwas76.60 while the post-test mean score of the control class was 63.64. The results of calculation indicated that the experimental class taught using the projectbased learning model had higher value compared to the control class taught using the direct instruction model.