Siti Aminah (2024). “The Effect of Point Illustration Explanation (PIE) Strategy Towards Students' Descriptive Writing at the Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 1 Malingping, Lebak-Banten in Academic Year 2023/2024”. 

This study aims to Investigate The Effect of Point Illustration Explanation (PIE) Strategy Towards Students' Descriptive Writing at The Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 1 Malingping, Lebak-Banten in Academic Year 2023/2024. In this context, the PIE approach refers to the use of a teaching strategy that involves presenting material using concrete examples, in-depth explanations, and clear illustrations to help students understand and develop their descriptive writing skills. This study is expected to provide a deeper understanding of the effectiveness of PIE as a teaching strategy in improving students' descriptive writing skills. English is the most widely used international language in the world. In Indonesia, the development of English proficiency, especially in the field of education, is crucial. Writing is one of the essential communication skills that play a crucial role in conveying ideas and messages in written form. However, many students face difficulties in writing descriptive texts effectively. Based on interviews and observations, it was found that 80% of students complained about writing subjects. Several problems faced by students in writing include a lack of motivation to learn to write, a lack of vocabulary, difficulty in applying grammar, confusion in developing main ideas, and the need for strategies towards students’ writing skill. This study uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental method. The research sample consists of 74 tenth-grade students divided into two classes: the experimental class and the control class. The experimental class used the PIE strategy, while the control class used the Know-Want-Learned (KWL) strategy. Data were collected through pre-test and post-test, then analysed using normality test, homogeneity test, and paired t-test with the help of SPSS 22. The analysis results show that there is a significant effect of using the PIE strategy on students' descriptive writing skills. This is evidenced by the t-value in the paired t-test of -28.066 with df 74 and a two-tailed significance of 0.000, which means Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected. In other words, there is a significant difference in post-test scores between the experimental and control classes. It can be concluded that the use of the PIE strategy significantly improves the descriptive writing skills of tenth-grade students at SMAN 1 Malingping. This strategy provides a better understanding of the structure and techniques of descriptive writing, increases students' motivation to write, helps them develop ideas more thoroughly, and improves their ability to present clear and creative descriptions.

Keyword: Descriptive Writing, PIE Strategy, Writing Skill