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in English. The course of each study is based on the basic competence which accommodates the make up of marking during the study period. Furthermore, this
method has orientation in improving the study competency. Many parents believe that the method used in RSBI class will make their children be cleverer and more
qualified than those who study in a regular class although they are in the same school. This issue has spread among the people because children have to pass some entrance
tests to be the students of RSBI class.
1.2 Reason for Choosing the Topic
The reasons for choosing the topic are as follows: a
National Examination achievement is one of the indicators for students to pass the school.
b Many parents believe that the method used in RSBI class will make their
children be cleverer and more qualified than those who study in a regular class although they are in the same school. This issue has spread among the people
because children have to pass some entrance tests to be the students of RSBI class.
c SMP Negeri 1 Ungaran is one of the RSBI school which is still open the
regular class in the year of 20092010. This school is one of the favorite and good schools in Kabupaten Semarang. This school has a very good students
input even for the regular class. Only students who have high passing score
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from the elementary school are accepted in this school. Almost all of the students in this school whether in RSBI class and in regular class are smart
students from the Elementary School. Based on this fact, we can not assume that RSBI class of SMP Negeri 1 Ungaran is better than the regular class in the
English National Examination achievement.
1.3 Statement of the Problem
The problem of the study based on the background above can be stated as follows: Is there any significant difference of the English National Examination
achievement between RSBI class and regular class of SMP Negeri 1 Ungaran in the academic year of 2009 2010?
1.4 Objective of the Study
The objective of this study is: To find out whether the difference of the English National Examination achievement
between RSBI class and regular class of SMP Negeri 1 Ungaran in the academic year of 2009 2010 is significant or not.
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1.5 Hypothesis
For the purpose of statistical analysis, the null hypothesis is used. The term “null” here indicates that there is no difference between a certain sample and the other one
in what we observe Sutrisno Hadi, Statistic 2, 1987: 259. Then, only if the null hypothesis is rejected, there is a significant difference.
RSBI class and regular class have difference way in learning English, on the basis of the problem statement above, the working hypothesis of the research can be
stated as follows H
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: “There is a significant difference in the English National Examination
achievement between RSBI class and regular class of SMP Negeri 1 Ungaran in the academic year of 2009 2010”.
However, since the way of testing the hypothesis will be conducted by using statistics, the working hypothesis will have to be changed into the following null
hypothesis H :
“There is no significant difference in the English National Examination achievement between RSBI class and regular class of SMP Negeri 1 Ungaran in the
academic year of 2009 2010”.
1.6 Significance of the Study
