THE EFFECT OF USING ANIMATION EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS OF RECOUNT TEXT AT EIGHTH GRADE OF SMPN 7 PALANGKA RAYA

The study aimed at measuring the significant effect of using Animation Educational Videos for students’ writing skills of recount text at eighth grade of SMPN 7 Palangka Raya. Pre-experimental method and one group pre-test and post-test design are used to conduct the research.The subject of this research was eighth graders of SMPN 7 Palangka Raya. The study belonged to quantitative. The writer designed the lesson plan, conducted the treatment and observed the students’ score by pre-test and post-test. The population of study was the eighth graders at SMPN 7 Palangka Raya. The sample was determined using non-random sampling which is purposive sampling.The results of the test calculation showed Sig (0.000). The value of the confidence interval in this research is 95% which means the research error rate is 5% or 0.05. If the value of Sig. < 0.05 then Ho is rejected or Ha is accepted. It could be concluded that the use of Animation Educational Video gives significant effect to students’ skills in writing at the eighth-grade students of SMPN 7 Palangka Raya. Animation Educational Video is a good option for teacher, it can be used as a model in preparing material and activities for teaching writing. YouTube Video is one of the suitable media because it is enjoyable and attractive. The use of video in writing class will create contextual learning because video not only bring information in attractive way but also entertain the students.