Improving Studens' Understanding Of Passive Voice By Using Blended Learning At The Second Grade Students Of SMPN 4 Birem Bayen

This research aimed to find out whether the Blended Learning (BL) improve the students‟ understanding in learning passive voice of past tense. Blended learning provided the students in the two environment of learning; online and face to face. This research was investigated at SMP N 4 Birem Bayeun. The researcher employed quasi experimental study in Nonequivalent group design with quantitative approach.The population of this research was the second grade students of SMP N 4 Birem Bayeun. The total number of population was 86 students and the sample was 54 students. Writing test was the instrument of this research in gathering data. Result of the pretest showed that the students score was still low. The mean score of the students‟ pretest was 69.10 for experimental class and 66.53 for control class. After the students of the experimental class taught by using Blended Learning Method there was a significant improvement on the mean score in posttest that was81.42,while for the control class who taught by using conventional method was76.15. Result of the T-test showed thatthe p-output was 0.000 and t-value was 4.195. Since the p-output was lower than 0.05 level and t-value was higher than critical value of t-table (2.021). It can be stated Blended learning can improve stuents` understanding of passive voice at the second grade students of SMP N 4 Birem Bayeun.Based on the finding above, it can be concluded that students who taught by using Blended Learning method have better imrovement in understanding passive voice. This method is suitable to be applied to improvethe students` understanding of passive voice.