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This research was due to some problems that were found in one of SMPN in Harau. First, it was found that the students could not write some spelling correctly. Second, the teacher said that the students always complained when they were asked to write. Third, students were lacking of understanding with their own writing and the teacher just used one technique in teaching English. The aim of this research was to find out whether there was significant effect of using Dicto-Comp towards the students’ writing ability. The writer used the quantitative research. The design of this research was experimental research because it has the purpose to know the effect of using Dicto-Comp students’ writing. The writer chose the quasi-experimental research is research that resembles experimental research but is not true experimental research. The writer chose the Pre-test Post-test Control Design, which in this design there were two groups in this research. Experimental group was treated by using Dicto-Comp and the control group which was treated without using Dicto-Comp between pre-test and Jurnal Pendidikan dan Konseling Volume 5 Nomor 2 Tahun 2023 E-ISSN: 2685-936X dan P-ISSN: 2685-9351 Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai post-test. The instrument that used in this research was test. The test was writing descriptive text which the students are given several topic and they have to make a descriptive text. The research findings indicates that the result of post-test in experimental class has tobtained (9,281) was higher than ttable (2,00) with degree of freedom (df) = 60. Thus, the alternative hypothesis (ha) was accepted which means that there was significant effect of using Dicto-Comp Technique toward students writing descriptive text ability. Thus, it can be concluded that the intire hypothesis was accepted. It was proved that Dicto Comp Technique could help students in improving and engaging their writing descriptive text ability and Dicto-Comp Technique is recommended to be leased by English lesson in teaching writing descriptive text.