The Effectiveness of Story Impression Strategy in Learning to Write Drama Scripts

Abstract

This study aims to determine differences in the ability to write drama scripts between the experimental group using story impression strategy and the control group which did not use the strategies in learning to write drama scripts and to test the effectiveness of using story impression strategy in learning to write drama scripts for eighth grade students of Junior High School 2 Temanggung. This study used a quantitative approach with quasi-experimental methods. The research design used was the Pretest-Posttest Design Control Group. The variables in the study were independent variables in the form of story impressions strategies and the dependent variable was the ability to write drama scripts. The population in this study were eighth grade students of Temanggung State Junior High School 2. The sampling technique was cluster random sampling. Based on the lottery results, it was determined that VIIIE class was the experimental class and VIIIH class was the control class. The validity used was content validity with expert judgment. The technique for data collection was drama script writing tests. Calculations were carried out with the help of the SPSS 23.0 computer program. The results of the tests for normality and homogeneity show that the data of this study were normally distributed and homogeneous. The data was then analysed using the t-test. Keyword— effectiveness, story impression strategy, drama