<![CDATA[THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING THE MONOPOLY GAME WITH INTEGRATING HOTS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS AT TENTH GRADE OF SMK ANDALUSIA WONOSOBO]]>
Widad Wafiah
Pengarang
Rochyani Lestiyanawati.,M.Pd
Dosen Pembimbing 2
Sahid, S.S., M.A.
Dosen Pembimbing 1
Rochyani Lestiyanawati.,M.Pd
Penguji 2
Sahid.,S.S.,M.A
Penguji 1
Buntara Adi Purwanto, S.S., M.Pd.
Ketua Penguji
One of the English language skills that must be mastered is writing. It serves as a tool to transfer ideas in written form. In cognitiveability, writing activities fall into the level of creation, which is oneof the levels of HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills). Theobjective of this research is to determine whether there is animprovement in writing skills and an increase in HOTS amongstudents using Monopoly games. The method used in this researchis the quantitative method. This study focuses on a preexperimentaldesign with two groups for pre-test and post-test. Dataare collected through questionnaires, tests, anddocumentation. The results of the research indicate that usingMonopoly games significantly enhances writing skills amongstudents. The subjects in this study consist of 42 students fromclass X AKL 1 and X PPLG 1, who undergo pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The test results are analyzed using the Paired SampleT-test in SPSS 27. The findings reveal that the average score of thepre-test was 52.7, while the post-test score was 77.4. These figuresindicate that the post-test score is higher than the pre-test score, suggesting that the use of Monopoly games has a substantialimpact on students' writing skills. It can be concluded that theMonopoly Game media can be used to enhance the writing skillsof students in English learning for class X students of SMKAndalusia Wonosobo.
Keyword: writing skills, monopoly game, HOTS