Pengaruh Sikap Berbahasa dan Intensitas Bermedia Sosial terhadap Keterampilan Menulis Cerita Pendek

Abstract

The research aims to determine the influence of language attitude and intensity of social media on short story writing skills. The research hypotheses tested include: 1) The influence of independent learning and intensity of social media simultaneously on short story writing skills; 2) The influence of independent learning on short story writing skills; 3) The influence of intensity of social media on short story writing skills. The research was conducted using a correlational method. The research population was all class XI students from three Private High Schools in West Jakarta, namely SMA Pah Tsung, SMA Cinta Kasih Tzu Chi, and SMA Mentari Intercultural School Grand Surya, with a sample size of 70 students, with the sampling technique used, namely proportional random sampling. The research instrument used was a test for the short story writing skills variable, while the language attitude and intensity of social media variables used instruments in the form of a questionnaire. Data analysis uses multiple linear regression analysis. The results of hypothesis testing obtained the following conclusions: 1) There is a significant influence of language attitude and intensity of social media simultaneously on short story writing skills, as evidenced by the results of the F test which obtained a F­_value of 27.375 > F_table 4.89; 2) There is a significant influence of independent learning on short story writing skills, as evidenced by the results of the t test, which shows a value of t_count 3.902 > t_table 1.99; 3) There is a significant influence of intensity of social media on short story writing skills as evidenced by the results of the t test, which obtained a value of t_count 2.217 > t_table 1.99. The results of this research are useful for improving the quality of learning and increasing students’ short story writing skillsat the junior high school level.