Data Description CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

CHAPTER IV DATA DESCRIPTION, DATA ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION This chapter presents and discusses the finding of the research based on the data obtained during the research. It involves of data description, data analysis, and data interpretation.

A. Data Description

As the writer has stated that the purpose of this “Skripsi” is to find out what are the causes or the factors that students Class VIII. 10 of SMP N 3 Tangerang Selatan find the difficulties in mastering degrees of comparison. In order to know this, the writer conducted a case study. A case study is carried out at SMP N 3 Tangerang Selatan and the students engaged in this research are VIII grade students especially VIII. 10. The writer analyzed why the students face difficulties in mastering degrees of comparison. This case study was employed by the writer with test and interview as the instruments to collect the data. The test is about the form and the usage of comparative and superlative degree of adjective. The two types of test are: a. Form Thi s type of test is to test the students’ ability how to make comparative and superlative degree dealing with the pattern. b. Usage This type test is to test the students’ ability whether they are able to distinguish the usage of comparative and superlative degree or not. The test consists of 18 items, and the forms of test are multiple choices and filling the blanks or completing the sentences. 6 items of comparative form and 6 items of superlative form are in multiple choices test. And the rest of 6 items are the usage of comparative and superlative degrees which consist of 3 items for the usage of comparative and 3 items for usage of superlative degree, those items are filling the blanks test. Table 4.1 The Students’ Score of Test Result No Students Score A Score B Score C 1. Student 1 6 4 5 2. Student 2 6 6 4 3. Student 3 5 3 3 4. Student 4 6 6 6 5. Student 5 6 2 3 6. Student 6 6 6 4 7. Student 7 6 5 6 8. Student 8 6 4 5 9. Student 9 6 6 4 10. Student 10 5 4 6 11. Student 11 4 6 5 12. Student 12 3 5 1 13. Student 13 6 3 5 14. Student 14 2 3 1 15. Student 15 6 6 4 16. Student 16 5 6 4 17. Student 17 3 4 1 18. Student 18 6 3 2 19. Student 19 6 6 4 20. Student 20 6 6 6 21. Student 21 4 4 2 22. Student 22 4 2 3 No Students Score A Score B Score C 23. Student 23 6 6 4 24. Student 24 3 2 3 25. Student 25 2 3 1 26. Student 26 4 3 2 27. Student 27 5 4 5 28. Student 28 6 2 2 29. Student 29 5 2 3 30. Student 30 4 5 4 31. Student 31 4 4 2 32. Student 32 6 6 3 33. Student 33 6 5 2 34. Student 34 6 4 3 35. Student 35 3 3 2 36. Student 36 6 4 2 37. Student 37 4 3 4 38. Student 38 5 6 4 Note: Score A : The score of comparative form Score B : The score of superlative form Score C : The score of the usage of both comparative and superlative degree.

B. Data Analysis