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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

After accomplishing the entire steps of this CAR, the writer made some conclusions and suggestions based on the result of this research.

A. Conclusion

Based on the research carried out in VIII-1 grade at MTs. Al-Falah Jakarta academic year 20102011, it can be concluded that narrative text is an effective way to develop students’ understanding in learning Simple Past Tense. It could be proved by several facts; related to observation result, students were more active and enthusiastic in learning Simple Past Tense, and they were able to comprehend narrative text. Related to the test result, there were some progressions of students’ score from pretest to the posttest of the second cycle. In the pretest, there were five or 14.70 students who passed the KKM and the mean score of pre test were 55.29. Then in the result of posttest I in cycle 1, there were 21 or 61.76 students in the class who passed the KKM considering their mean score of the test gained 69.26. Next in the result of posttest II in the second cycle, there gained 29 or 85.29 students who passed the KKM in which their mean score derived 75.15. Based on these result, the researcher concluded that teaching the Simple Past Tense by using narrative text at second grade of MTs. Al-Falah Jakarta could improve students’ understanding of the Simple Past Tense effectively.

B. Suggestion Based on the classroom research result, the writer gives some suggestion

as follows: After concluding the result of this study, the writer would like to offer some suggestions. First, it would be better for the teachers to use story, like narrative text as an effective way to learn in learning the simple past tense because it could make learning more enjoyable. Second, the students should be more confident and active in teaching learning process, and then the teacher and the students should work together in teaching and learning process, the teacher should think the various techniques and students should actively contribute in teaching- learning process. Hopefully, there will be any further research of how to complete this technique. BIBLIOGRAPHY Anderson, Mark and Kathy, Anderson. 1997. Text Types in English 2. Sydney, Australia: MacMillan. Anderson, Mark and Kathy, Anderson. 1998. Text Types in English 3. Sydney, Australia: MacMillan. Arikunto, Suharsimi. 2009. Penelitian Tindakan Kelas. Jakarta: Bumi Aksara. Azar, Betty Schrampfer. 1989. Understanding and Using English Grammar. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Bailey, Kathleen M. 1998. Learning About Language Assesment: Dillemas, Decisions, and Direction. London: Heinle Heinle Publisher. Chatman S., and Atterbery B. 1993. Reading Narrative Fiction. New York: Adison Wesley Publishing Company. Dubin, Fraida and Olshtain, Elite. 1990. Reading by All Means. New York: Adison Wesley Publishing Company. Frank, Marcella. 1972. Modern English: A Practical and Reference Guide. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Gleason, Jean., Berko and Ratner, Narn Bernstein. 1998. Psycholinguistics, Second ed. Harcourt: Brace College Publisher.