Test of Hypothesis RESEARCH FINDING
real life situation. Those way of teaching are based on the Contextual Teaching and Learning. The method that is used by the writer in teaching
simple past tense and succeed to increase the students‟ score in learning the simple past tense.
b. It is proved that the CTL is effective in improving students‟
comprehension in learning the simple past tense, thus the english teacher should create an attractive learning process, by using various technique
and media. 2.
For the students : Based on the research the writer found that the students could understand
the simple past tense easily when they relate it to their real life experiences, so that it could be more meaningful to them. The writer suggests to the students, if
they learn anything, especially in learning English, they should make it meaningful to them, so that they can comprehend the subject easily.
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