B. Data Description
As the writer’s previous statement that she will use the Flesch Reading Ease Formula and the Cloze Procedure Test to get the readability level of the reading
texts in the textbook.
1. The Flesch Reading Ease Formula
To gain the readability score by using Flecsh Reading Ease Formula, the first step that has to be done by the writer is by counting the number of
sentences from each text. Then, the second step is counting the number of words of each text. The third is counting the number of syllables of each text.
She counted all the number of sentences, words and syllables manually and she uses dictionary to help her in counting the syllables.
Then, after she gets all of them, the next step is finding the Average Sentence Length ASL that is the number of words divided by the number of
sentences. Furthermore, to gain the Average Syllables per Word ASW score she divided the number of syllables by the number of words of the texts. The
last, she counted all of them by using the Flesch Reading Ease Formula to find the readability score.
The following table is showing the calculation results of the sentences, words and syllables of the six texts.
Table 4.1 The Number of Sentences, Words and Syllables Counting
No. Text
Number of Sentences
Number of Words Number of
Syllables
Text 1 19
290 429
Text 2 26
300 409
Text 3 24
372 586
Text 4 20
256 354
Text 5 14
408 678
Text 6 28
311 432
2. The Cloze Procedure Test
The second technique that is used by the writer in finding the readability of the textbook is by using the cloze procedure test. The writer gave the cloze
procedure test to the 36 of the tenth grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Pembangunan UIN, Jakarta. She deleted between the 5
th
to 12
th
words in the texts and the students are asked to complete the texts by using the words
which are given in the box. The percentage of the deleted words of each text is described below:
1. The first text entitled John’s English Teacher
The number of words in this text is 290 and the number of the deleted words is 40. Therefore, the percentage of the deleted words is 13.79.
2. The second text entitled Lions
The number of words in this text is 300 and the number of the deleted words is 37. So, the percentage of the deleted words is 12.33.
3. The third text entitled Life in Ancient Rome
The text consists of 372 words and the number of the deleted words is 50, means that the percentage of the deleted words is 13.44 .
4. The fourth text entitled Steve’s Favorite Sport
The text consists of 256 words and the number of the deleted words is 31, means that the percentage of the deleted words is12.11.
5. The fifth text entitled Rossi Sweeps to Australian GP Victory
The number of the words in this text is 408 and the number of the deleted words is 47, means that the percentage of the deleted words is 11.51.
6. The sixth words entitled An Unforgettable Experience
The text consists of 311 words and the number of the deleted words is 40, means that the percentage of the words deletion is 12.86.
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