THE USE OF SIX SIGMA TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' WRITING SKILL AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMP KRISTEN KONDOSAPATA
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine whether the use of Six Sigma technique can improve students' writing skill in class VIII students of SMP Kristen Kondosapata. This research used pre-experimental research method in the form of a class that was given a pre-test and a post-test. The population was class VIII of SMP Kristen Kondosapata. The sample was 25 students selected by using the total sampling technique. The results of the data showed that the average value of post-test was greater than the pre-test (74.16˃57) and the t-test value was greater than the t-table value (21.140˃2.046) at an increasing level of 0.5 with degrees of freedom (df) 24. Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that using Six Sigma technique can improve students' writing skill.
Keywords: Six Sigma technique, Writing skill.