IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING MEANING, USE, AND FORM (MUF) FRAMEWORK TECHNIQUE AT THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK LPP UMI MAKASSAR

Abstract

This research was intended to find out whether MUF Framework technique improves the students' writing ability at the second-grade students of SMK LPP UMI Makassar. This research used a pre-experimental research method. The  population of this research was the second-grade students of SMK LPP UMI Makassar. It consists of one class with a total number of 15 students. This research used the total sampling technique which took all the students in class. The result of this research showed that the mean score of the post-test was higher than the pre- test (72.26 > 94.99). Furthermore, the result of the t-test value was higher than t- table (11.19 > 2.145). Finally, the researcher concluded that MUF Framework technique can improve students' writing ability at the second-grade students of SMK LPP UMI Makassar.