The impact of the application of pairedstorytelling technique and personality type on creative writing

Abstract

This research aims at finding the impact of application of paired-storytelling technique and personality type (extrovert and introvert) toward creative writing skill of students in Indonesian Language Education and Art FBS UNP. This research used experimental research factorial 2x2 with 48 samples of students in Indonesian Language Education and Art FBS UNP. The findings of the research showed that (1) the level of creative writing of students who taught using paired-storytelling technique was higher than students who were taught by conventional technique, (2) there was no significant difference between the level of students’ creative writing skill who had extrovert and introvert personality, (3) there was positive interaction between paired-storytelling technique and students personality type toward the level of students’ creative writing, (4) the creative writing skill of extrovert students who were taught by paired-storytelling technique was higher than students who were taught by conventional technique, (5) the creative writing skill of introvert students who were taught using conventional technique were higher than students’ creative writing skill who were taught by paired-storytelling technique. The conclusion showed that the application of pairedstorytelling technique in creative writing skill had significant impact toward students’ creative writing skill by considering students’ personality type.