Enhancing Writing Skills Through Audio-Visual Media on News Text Material at SMAN 2 Palu

Abstract

This study aims to improve students’ writing skills through the use of audio-visual media in news text material in class XI.I at SMAN 2 Palu. This research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted in two cycles, each consisting of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection stages, with 32 students in class XI.I in the odd semester of the 2025/2026 academic year as the research subjects. Data were collected through news text writing tests, observation sheets, and student response questionnaires, then nalysed descriptively by calculating the percentage of learning completeness for quantitative data, as well as through observation and reflection for qualitative data. The results showed a significant improvement in writing skills after the application of audio-visual media in the form of actual news videos combined with discussions and newsroom simulations. In the pre-cycle, only 34.37% of students achieved the Minimum Mastery Criteria (KKM) of 80, increasing to 68.75% in Cycle I, and reaching 90.62% in Cycle II. In addition to improved learning outcomes, student participation and motivation also increased, with students becoming more confident in their writing, able to organize their ideas systematically, and use factual and objective journalistic language. Thus, audio-visual media proved to be effective in improving news writing skills and can be used as an innovative alternative to writing instruction.