THE USE OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE INSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN IMPROVING WRITIN SKILLS OF THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF SEKOLAH MENENGAB ATAS NEGERI 1 SOE IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017

Abstract

The study describes the use of multiple intelligence instruction activities for
improving writing skills of the second-grade students of Sekolah menengah atas negeri
1 Soe in academic year 2016/2017. The study was conducted to identify the dominant
types of multiple intelligence from the second-grade students, how to use multiple
intelligences instruction activities and to find the effect of using multiple intelligences
instruction activities on improving writing skills. This research is a classroom action
research and the data were collected using interview, questionnaire, observation, and
test. The result of interviews showed that teacher, especially in writing, used only
general instructions without using any different instructions and never classifying the
students’ ability. The result by questionnaires showed, there were four dominant bits
intelligence found from second-grade students: musical, interpersonal, naturalist and
bodily-kinesthetic intelligences. It indicates that there was a significant improvement of
students in writing skills; it could be seen from the result of pre-test (63.45%), first cycle
(68.55%) and the second cycle (76.90%). Students’ activeness was increased. It showed
the students’ observation in the pre-cycle (48.57%), First cycle (68.5%) and second
cycle (77.14%). Thus, it suggests that multiple intelligence based instruction activities
can increase students’ writing skill and the students’ attitudes toward English lesson.