Pengaruh Metode Mind Mapping terhadap Kemampuan Menulis Cerita Pendek pada Siswa Kelas XI MAN 1 Karo

The research that has been conducted is entitled “The Effect of Mind Mapping Method on the Ability to Write Short Stories in Class XI Man 1 Karo Students” which is motivated by the low ability of students in compiling a systematic short story structure, developing main ideas, and connecting between ideas logically. The research methodology uses quantitative methods with a quasi-experimental approach with a non-equivalent control group design using non-probability sampling techniques (purposive sampling) and in the form of pre-test and post-test with a total sample of 30 XI-1 students as the experimental group and 30 XI-3 students as the control group. Data collection techniques with observation, essay tests, questionnaires, and documentation. Based on the results of the pre-test that has been carried out, it is known that the average of the control and experimental classes is not much different, namely the control class pre-test value of 68.00 while the experimental class average is 70.40. After the two classes carried out a different learning process, there was a significant difference in the post-test given, namely the control class obtained an average score of 75.07 and the experimental class obtained an average score of 84.13. Based on the explanation above, it proves that there is an increase in the results in writing short stories after the learning process.