researcher before shehe conducts an experiment.” Saleh 2001:31 suggests four types of instruments for gathering data. They are questionnaire, observation,
interview, and test.
In this study, a test was used as the instrument. The test was composition test of writing. The students were asked to compose an essay of analytical
exposition with the topic Facebook. The test was to measure the students’ ability in writing analytical exposition.
3.6 Scoring System
This subchapter discusses method of scoring and level of achievement which are used in this study. The discussions are as follows:
3.6.1 Method of Scoring
After conducting the test, I analyzed the students’ works and gave them score. In this study, rating sca
le was used to score the students’ achievement. By using the rating scale, a rank order of the results of the students’ work was made based on
the given categories. The following scheme of rating scale is the scoring guidance taken from
Boardman and Frydenberg 2002: 180:
Table 3.1 Scoring Guidance Taken from Boardman and Frydenberg
SCORING ASPECTS OF GOOD WRITING
Exceptional : 25-23 Very good : 22-20
Average : 19-17 Needs work : 16-10
Score: Content Ideas
Has excellent support Is interesting to read
Has unity and completeness Adheres to assignment parameters
Exceptional : 25-23 Very good : 22-20
Average : 19-17 Needs work : 16-10
Score: Organization
Paragraph Essay
Has topic sentence with clear controlling idea
Has supporting
sentences Has
concluding sentence
Has coherence
and cohesion
Has introductory
paragraph with clear thesis statement
Has body paragraphs with good organization
Has concluding
paragraph Has
coherence and
cohesion Exceptional : 25-23
Very good : 22-20 Average : 19-17
Needs work : 16-10
Score: Grammar Structure
Demonstrates control of basic grammar e.g. tenses, verb forms, noun forms, preposition, articles
Shows sophistication of sentence structure with complex and compound sentences.
Exceptional : 15-14 Very good : 13-12
Average : 11-10 Needs work : 9-0
Score: Word Choice Word Form
Demonstrates sophisticated choice of vocabulary items Has correct idiomatic use of vocabulary
Has correct word forms
Exceptional : 10 Very good : 9-8
Average : 7-6 Needs work : 5-0
Score: Mechanics
Has good paragraph format Demonstrates good control over use of capital letters,
periods, commas, and semicolons Demonstrates control over spelling
Doesn’t have fragments, comma splices, or run-on
sentences TOTAL SCORE:
Comments
The total score is the sum of score from each category, and the maximum total score is 100.
3.6.2 Level of Achievement