The Influence Of Digital Comics Media on The Fable Text Writing Skills Of Grade VII

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of digital comics on the fable writing skills of grade VII students at SMP Swasta Teladan Pematangsiantar. This research is a quantitative study with an experimental method, using a Pre-Experimental Design with the type of “one-group pretest-posttest design.” The sample consisted of 30 grade students at SMP Swasta Teladan Pematangsiantar, selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through tests, namely a pretest (before the treatment) and a posttest (after the treatment). The average pretest score was 50.53, while the average posttest score increased to 73.13. Data were analyzed hypothesis testing. The results of the hypothesis test showed that the value of t_count = 11.87, while t_table = 1.70. Since t_count ( >) t_table, the alternative hypothesis H_a is accepted, and H_0 is rejected. Therefore, it can be concluded that digital comic media has a significant effect on the fable text writing skills of grade students at SMP Swasta Teladan Pematangsiantar