Chapter IV AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT FIFTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IAIN PADANGSIDIMPUAN

 Chapter IV 

CHAPTER IV

THE RESULT OF THE RESEARCH

A.    Data Description

To understand this research easly, it was described based on only one variable. It was writing a descriptive text, and also was continued to the testing hypothesis. It would be described further as follow Result of Writing Descriptive Text.

Result of writing test that the researcher had given test about writing descriptive paragraph. The reseacher used test as an instrument to collect the data. It  consist of 5 indicators. They were content, organization, grammar, language, generic structure. After the students finished their writing test, the researcher corrected these results and gave score for each students, the following data were obtained:

The highest score is 95 and the lowest score is 35, then after obtaining the highest and lowest scores, these scores are used to determine the score of the interval as follow:

Interval (i):      I= = =  =  = 10, 83 = 11

 

Then, the instrument have been given for the fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpua, the score each of them could be seen in the table below:

 

 

Table V

No	Initial	Aspect					Score
		C	O	G	G	M
1.	PL	20	20	20	20	20	100
2.	RJ	20	20	15	20	20	95
3.	DS	20	20	20	20	15	95
4.	RM	20	20	20	20	15	95
5.	JN	20	20	20	20	15	95
6.	MF	20	20	20	20	15	95
7.	MP	20	20	20	20	15	95
8.	WA	20	20	20	20	10	90
9.	MA	20	20	20	20	10	90
10.	NS	20	20	15	20	10	85
11.	HR	10	20	15	20	20	85
12.	FY	20	20	20	10	15	85
13.	MS	20	20	10	20	15	85
14.	JN	20	20	10	20	10	80
15.	AR	20	20	10	20	10	80
16.	AS	20	15	10	20	15	80
17.	EF	15	15	15	15	20	80
18.	AJ	20	10	15	15	15	75
19.	DS	20	20	14	15	5	74
20.	LN	15	15	15	15	14	74
21.	AI	15	15	10	15	10	65
22.	NA	15	15	10	15	10	65
23.	MS	15	15	15	10	10	65
24.	NH	15	15	5	20	10	65
25.	NH	15	15	15	10	10	65
26.	YF	15	10	15	15	10	65
27.	RD	15	10	15	15	10	65
28.	AF	15	10	15	15	10	65
29.	I	15	10	10	15	15	65
30.	FR	15	15	10	14	10	64
31.	NN	15	10	14	15	10	64
32.	KN	15	15	14	15	10	64
33.	MP	15	10	13	15	10	63
34.	NS	10	15	5	15	10	55
35.	RU	10	5	15	15	5	50
36.	RA	5	5	15	5	10	35
Total		600	565	520	594	444	2713
Mean score		16,66	15,69	14,44	16,5	12,33	75,36

 

Based on table IV, the total scores of the students’ ability in writing descriptive  text at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan  test was 2.713. It can be also be seen that there were students have got 100 as the highest score and there were students who have 35 score as the lowest score.

1.    Mean Score

=^_

=^_  = 75,36

2.    Median Score

Me = b + p [ ]

= 67,5 + 11 ]

= 67,5 + 11 [ ]

= 67,5 + 11 [

= 67,5+ 11 [0,66]

= 67,5+ 7,26

= 74,76

3.    Modus Score

Mo = b + p (

= 56.5+ 11 ( )

= 56.5 + 11 ( )

= 56.5 + 11 (0,52)

= 56.5 + 5,72

= 62,22

To know the quality score each of the students in idetifying word classes can be seen as below:

Table VI

No	Initial	Score	Quality of Score
1.	PL	100	High
2.	RJ	95	High
3.	DS	95	High
4.	RM	95	High
5.	JN	95	High
6.	MF	95	High
7.	MP	95	High
8.	WA	90	High
9.	MA	90	High
10.	NS	85	High
11.	HR	85	High
12.	FY	85	High
13.	MS	85	High
14.	JN	80	High
15.	AR	80	High
16.	AS	80	High
17.	EF	80	High
18.	AJ	75	High
19.	DS	74	Medium
20.	LN	74	Medium
21.	AI	65	Medium
22.	NA	65	Medium
23.	MS	65	Medium
24.	NH	65	Medium
25.	NH	65	Medium
26.	YF	65	Medium
27.	RD	65	Medium
28.	AF	65	Medium
29.	I	65	Medium
30.	FR	64	Low
31.	NN	64	Low
32.	KN	64	Low
33.	MP	63	Low
34.	NS	55	Low
35.	RU	50	Low
36.	RA	35	Low
Total		2.715

 

Base on the table above, there are distinguish between every single students score. Their score started from high up to low scores. This can be concluded that some of them have mastered descriptive text well, some of them have mastered but also there are some of students that have many problems in writing descriptive text.   It can be seen on the table, there were 20 students got high scores, then there were 9 of students got medium scores and there were 7 of students got low scores.  Its mean that, the ability of fifth semester students of  English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan in writing descriptive text was various.

Table VII

The percentages scores of students in writing descriptive text

 

Scores	Level of ability	Percentages of scores	Categories of ability
75-100	High	55,5%	Competent
65-74	Medium	30,5%	Competent
<64	Low	19,4%	competent

 

After analyzing the students result in writing descriptive text at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan. It could be seen that there were  19% of the students as lower levels category consist of 7 students, 25% students were categorized as medium levels consist of 9 students, then 55,5% students were recognized as higher levels consist of 20 students. Based on the mean score of the data 75,41 %.  From this data, it could conclude that students ability in writing descriptive text still excellent.

Therefore, this test have done by 36 students, while the categorized to lower leves, medium levels and higher levels, the researcher conclude it the students ability in writing descriptive text 75,41% was enough.

The test score become the data that were needed to testing hypothesis as follow:

Table VIII

Table the resume of variable in writing descriptive text

No	Statistic	Variable
1.	Higher score	100
2.	Lower score	35
3.	Range	65
4.	Mean score	75,41
5.	Median	74,76
6.	Modus	62,22

 

Based on the table VII above, it was known the variable of writing descriptive text that  followed by 36 students, based on the total number of saample the higher score was 100 and the lower score was 35. The  range score was 65, mean score was 75, 41, median was 74, 76 and modus was in 62,22. Based on the data calculation, mean score was 75, 41, the researcher concluded that the students ability in writing descriptive text at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan was very good/ high level. It can be known from the interpretation table score in chapter III. To know revelation of data was done to grouped the variable score of finding writing in descriptive text which Interval.

To know the discovery of the data was dan to group the variable score writing descriptive text which interval 11. So the computed of the frequency distribution of the students score of group can be seen in to table frequency distribution as follows:

 

 

 

The frequency of distribution of writing descriptive text

 

Interval class	Midpoint	Frequency	Percentages
35 – 45	40	1	2,77%
46 – 56	51	2	5,55%
57 – 67	61	13	36, 11%
68 – 78	73	3	8,33%
79 – 89	84	8	22,22%
90 – 101	104	9	23%
I = 11		36	100%

 

In order to get comprehending the data clearly and completely, the researcher presents the histogram by the following bellow:

 

Figure I: the histogram score of students in writing descriptive text at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

According to figure  above, it was known  the  variable revelation  the total number of 35 – 45 were 1 students 2,77%,  in interval 46 – 56 were 2 students 5,55%, in interval 57 – 67 were 13 students 36,11%. In interval 68 – 78 were 3 students 8, 33%, in interval 79 – 89 were 8 students 22,22% and in interval 90 – 100 were 9 students 23%.

So, this interval of the research used to show the calculate number of sample who has score in percentages.

 

B.     Hypothesis Testing

The hypothesis at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan, the students can not master english well. The hypothesis is “The students’ ability in writing descriptive text at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan is medium level.” Based on the all of the collection data, to prove the hypothesis using z test as follow:

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=6,428

                       

Based on calculating above can be conclude z_hitung = 6,428 > z_tabel = 1,96 by level of significance 0.05. So, from the result above the researcher concludes that the hypothesis: the students ability in writing descriptive text at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan was accepted.

In concluding, the students ability at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan was classified as medium level. It can be seen by calculate mean score that was 74,76.  Thus data, it can be stated that the hypothesis is accepted, because the result of Z score is high than Z table.

C.    Discussion

In this research discuss about the students ability in writing descriptive text be obtained by theoretically. The researcher analyzed how is the student ability in writing descriptive text at fifth semester students of English department IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

There are some aspects or indicators that the researcher analyzed to know their ability.  The first aspect is content, organizations, grammatical function, generic structure and mechanics. Each aspect has point or score and the researcher calculate it to get the last point or score.

Base on the general result of calculation, the researcher found out the mean was 74, 76, modus 62, 22, median 75,36. According to the classification theory the categorized as medium level.

 

D.    The Threats Of The Research

In this research, the writer believed that have so many threats. Start from the title until research methodology. This research was far from perfect.

While doing this research, there were so many threats of time because the students have many activities to do and they have so many task to too.  Therefore, the researcher give medium time to students while do the test. So they did not do it well and seriously. But because of the time the researcher just took out the answer sheet and did not care it.

The researcher was aware all the things would want to be searched but to get the excellence result from the research were the threats of the research. The researcher has searched this research only. Finally, it has been done because the helping from the entire advisors  and English teacher.