Improving Learning Motivation and Poetry Writing Skills Through the Picture and Picture Type Cooperative Method at Singaperbangsa University Karawang

This study aims to improve learning motivation and writing skills of complex explanatory texts in Semester II Students of Singaperbangsa University, Karawang by applying the cooperative method of the picture and picture type. This study is a classroom action research (CAR) which is carried out in two cycles. Each cycle consists of planning, action implementation, observation, and reflection. The subjects of the study were 30 Semester II Students of Singaperbangsa University, Karawang. The data sources in this study were informants and documents. Data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, tests, and documentation. Data validity used data triangulation techniques, method triangulation, and informant reviews. Data analysis used comparative descriptive analysis techniques. The research procedure is an interrelated spiral model. The results of the study indicate that the application of the cooperative method of the picture and picture type can improve motivation and writing skills of complex explanatory texts in Semester II Students from pre-action to cycle I and from cycle I to cycle II. This is indicated by the increase in: (1) Student motivation from cycle I to cycle II is quite significant; (2) the average value of student writing skills, namely from 49.09 in the pre-action to 72.07 in cycle I, and 82.07 in cycle II.