IMPROVING PROCEDURAL TEXT WRITING SKILLS THROUGH DISCUSSION METHODS IN CLASS VII MTS QUR'AN BOARDING SCHOOL

This research is Classroom Action Research (PTK) which aims to make learning more interesting and motivate students to improve their ability to create procedural texts. The PTK model uses simply classroom action research carried out by following the PTK flow procedure by the John Elliott Model, which uses four stages carried out repeatedly, namely: planning, action, observation and reflection. The research subjects were all class VII students at MTs Qur'an Boarding School Cupak Kecamatan Gunung Talang Kabupaten Solok- Padang for the 2024/2025 academic year with a total of 15 students. The use of the small group discussion method is good. Student learning outcomes in cycle I were 80% of students (12 people), then in cycle II it was 100% of students who got good grades with an average score of 87,5. The small group discussion method is an effective method for creating real procedural texts because each group member can contribute with their ideas and opinions.