THE IMPACT OF APPLYING MINDOMO APPLICATION TOWARD STUDENTS' WRITNG SKILL ON DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT TENTH GRADE

Abstract

This research aims to assess whether the Mindomo application positively affects students' ability to write descriptive texts and to evaluate how it improves their writing skill. This research  used a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design, incorporating pre-tests and post-tests. The sample consisted of 64 students from classes X3 and X4 at SMA Al-Irsyad Tegal for the academic year 2023/2024. The researcher employed pre-test, post test, and questionnaire to analyze the results. The pre-test scores were 47.19 for the experimental group and 48.66 for the control group, while the post-test scores were 80.31 for the experimental group and 71.41 for the control group. The researcher applied the T-test to examine differences and effects in the data. The paired sample T-test results showed a significance value of 0.000, which is less than 0.05. The results of the questionnaire showed that 73% students agree that using the Mindomo application can improve students’ writing skills and the application has a positive effect. This indicates a significant effect and difference distinction the experimental and control groups regarding the impact of the Mindomo application on students' writing skills.