THE USE OF OREO STRATEGY IN IMPROVING WRITING ABILITY AT THE THIRD SEMESTER OF STKIP YPUP MAKASSAR

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find out whether the use of oreo strategy increases students’ writing ability at the third semester students of STKIP YPUP Makassar. This research employed a pre-experimental method with one class pre-test and post-test design. The population of this research was the third semester students of STKIP YPUP Makassar. The total sample was 20 students and it used purposive sampling. The result of the data showed that the mean score of post-test was greater than the pre-test (79.5>60.7) and the t-test value was greater than the t-table value (32.00>2.093) at the level of significant 0.05. It can also prove by the result of the five components of writing, where the post-test result was higher than the pre-test. Therefore, it can be concluded that from the score of the five components of writing on post-test was greater than the score of the five components of writing on pre-test.  So it concluded that Oreo strategy increases the students’ writing ability at the third semester students of STKIP YPUP Makassar.