Yuanita Widiastuti
Guru Bahasa Indonesia SMAN 1 Kraksaan
Mahasiswa Pascasarjana Universitas Islam Malang
yuanitawidiastuti89@guru.sma.belajar.id
ABSTRACT
This study aims to help students to determine ideas in writing short stories. The idea was obtained by reading the inspirational stories of the characters featured in the biographical text. The story is then processed into an imaginative story based on the creativity of students’ thinking. The research method used is pre-experimental. The research method used is preexperimental, with XI A as a control group and XI B as experiment group. The criteria used in the assessment of biographical text media is the standard of teaching materials set by the National Education Standards Agency (BSNP). Based on these criteria, the media used has met the standards. Furthermore, in a limited field test, the media of biographical text has succeeded in showing the usefulness and applicability of the media in learning. The usefulness is shown by several indicators. Students can increase interest, motivation, and achievement in learning. Based on the results of validation and several assessments, the media of biographical text got an average rating with decent criteria. Since it has been declared feasible, then the media of biographical text can be used for short story writing material. Assessment of biographical text media is also carried out based on the achievement of mastery learning. The percentage of mastery learning achievement for the experimental class is 93.8%. Based on the results of processing the data, the developed biographical text media has proven to be effective as an alternative teaching material. Keywords: Biography, Media, Writing, Short Stories, Learning