Improving Students’ Creative Writing by Using Story Cubes Media
Abstract
Creative writing ability is one of the important abilities that must be possessed by students, however,
in reality, there are still many students who experience difficulties in creative writing. Therefore, a
learning method that can increase students' creativity and motivation in writing is needed, namely by
using story cubes media. The subjects in this study were grade XI students at SMA Negeri 4 Subang.
This study used a pre-experimental Quantitative design. The results showed a significant increase in
students' creative writing ability after the application of Story Cubes. The questionnaire results showed
that students gave positive responses to the use of Story Cubes. They consider this media effective,
easy to use, and very interesting. The majority of students reported an increase in motivation and
creativity when using Story Cubes in their writing activities. In conclusion, the use of Story Cubes
media significantly improved students' creative writing skills at SMAN 4 Subang. This innovative
teaching tool not only improved students' writing skills, but also increased their engagement and
motivation in the learning process.
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