THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER FEEDBACK IN TEACHING WRITING ABILITY IN THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMPN 3 LUBUK SIKAPING
Orin Anda Riska: 2317.007, “The Effectiveness of Peer Feedback in Teaching Writing Ability in the Eighth Grada of SMPN 3 Lubuk Sikaping”, A thesis, of English Education Department IAIN Bukittinggi, 2020/2021. This research was done because the researcher found several problems in students’ writing ability in the English learning process at SMPN 3 Lubuk Sikaping. The phenomenon was the teacher had used peer feedback in teaching writing ability but the students’ writing ability was still varieties: the writing ability of some of the students was high and of some others was not, although the theories stated that using peer feedback can help students to solve their problems in writing. Hence, this research was done to know whether the peer feedback is effective or not in teaching writing ability for eighth-grade students at SMPN 3 Lubuk Sikaping. The design of this research was descriptive quantitative. The data was gotten through a test. The total sample was 32 students of VIII.1 – VIII.4 classes. The researcher used simple random sampling in determining the sample because the population was more than 100. To analyze the data collected, the researcher used a rating scale table to see the level of effectiveness. The result is that peer feedback is effective in teaching writing ability. The test result showed that the mean score of the students’ writing ability gotten was 70. This score lies in the range 61% - 80%. It means, the peer feedback is effective in teaching writing ability in the eighth grade of SMPN 3 Lubuk Sikaping.