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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

The methodology described in the previous chapter provided the value for data gathering. In this chapter, the data presented systematically linked to format of the constructed questionnaire attached in the appendix. The following was used to analyze data: data description from documentation, result of obtained questionnaire, along with discussion of data analysis and interpretation.The analysis and interpretation of data focused as data collected, they were collected and followed by processing in response to the problems posed in Chapter I. The purpose of analyzing and interpreting data are to reduce them to an intelligible and interpretable outline so that the relations of research problems can be executed, proven, and drawn as conclusion. This chapter consists of three parts: A. Data description, B. Data analysis, C. Test of Hypothesis and . D. Interpretation.

A. Data Description

Participants of this research are some students from the 9 th grades of 239 Junior High School in Jakarta.239 Junior High School is located in Jalan Nangka 58, Tanjung Barat, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta. This school has about 924 students, divided into grade 1,2, and 3. The 3 rd grade itself is divided into 9 classes: class A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I. In each class consists of 35 students, except for the C class that has only 26 students. In this research, the writer used class 9-E as a research participant. In the class 9-E, there are 26 students which consist of 10 male students and 16 female students. For student achievement variable, the writer used the average score of English students. The writer obtained the students’ average score of English subject from the English teacher in their school. For the score, the teacher gave the writer the average score that obtained from the mid- term examination and final-term examination. In this research, the writer distributed 26 set of questioner to the students. The writer got 13 set of questioner that stated the students joined the English course and 13 set of questioner stated that they do not join the English course. After getting back the questionnaire, there are 13 students who stated not join the English course. Moreover, the writer got 13 students stated join an English course in some English courses. Then, the writer was redistributing the scores of students in the following table: Table 4.1. StudentsWho do not Join the Course’s Score No Score 1 77 2 76 3 76 4 75 5 75 6 75 7 74 8 73 9 73 10 72 11 71 12 70 13 70 Table 4.2. Students Join the Course’s Score No Score 1 96 2 93 3 82 4 82 5 81 6 77 7 77 8 76 9 76 10 76 11 74 12 73 13 73