Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Sosial TikTok Terhadap Keterampilan Menulis Narasi Bertema Fiksi Siswa Kelas VII SMP YLPI Perhentian Marpoyan

Abstrak

This research aims to determine whether there is a significant influence from the use of social media TikTok on the fiction-themed narrative writing skills of class VII YLPI Perhentian Marpoyan Pekanbaru Middle School. This goal is based on the assumption that the use of media that is close to students' lives will be more effective in fostering interest in learning and developing writing skills. This research uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design method, pretest-posttest control group design type. The data analysis technique was carried out using the t-test using statistical software. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the posttest scores for the experimental class and the control class. The average score of students' narrative writing skills in the experimental class experienced a higher increase compared to the control class. This indicates that the use of TikTok social media as a learning medium can significantly increase students' ability to write fiction-themed narratives. The use of TikTok videos provides visual stimulus and narrative ideas that help students develop plots, characters, settings and story conflicts more imaginatively. TikTok as a modern audiovisual media has proven to be effective in awakening imagination and increasing students' motivation to write. Therefore, teachers can consider using social media as part of a learning strategy that is innovative and adaptive to current developments.