38 that the reliability coefficient was 0.81. Based on the classification, the results
indicate that the test had high reliability.
D. Data Gathering Technique
The writer administered the test to collect the data. Before administering it, the writer administered a pilot test. It was administered to find the weaknesses of
the test so that it can be a good test. The data were obtained from the results of the test that was administered during the odd semester. The writer administered the
test in a day. It was addressed to one class as a pilot test and two classes as a real test. In administering the test to the students, firstly the test papers and answer
sheets were distributed. After that, the writer explained the instruction written in the test paper clearly so that the students understood what they should do. Next,
the students started doing the test in a given time supervised by the writer so that there would be limited chance to cheat or work together. After the students did the
test, the writer collected the test papers and the answer sheets. The next step, the writer analyzed the test results. The writer scored the test results and analyzed the
test results. The test scores became the data in the research.
E. Data Analysis Technique
After conducting the test, the writer analyzed the results of the test. There were important steps in analyzing the data. The first step was scoring the students
work. In this step, the writer examined the students work, marked the wrong items based on the answer key made by the writer before. The score for correct
answer is 1, while for incorrect answer is 0. After that, the writer counted the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
39 correct items and calculated the percentages of the correct items. The final score
was determined by dividing the total correct answers by the total number of items, and then the result was multiplied by 100. After all the students work was
examined, the writer decided the mastery of the students on the tenses. The consideration of the students mastery was taken from Peraturan
Akademik Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta 2002. In this book, the
students final assessment is based on three possibilities. They are Sistem Penilaian Acuan Patokan
, Sistem Penilaian Acuan Norma, and Sistem Penilaian Acuan Kombinasi
. Sanata Dharma University uses Sistem Penilaian Acuan Patokan
. The minimum standard for passing the test is 56. The students were considered as mastering the test if their score was 56 - above.
After checking the students’ work, the writer analyzed the erroneous items. The writer tried to find out the errors that the students made in using the tenses.
The writer classified and made a list of errors. The errors were classified by the writer based on the errors that the writer found in each tense.
The writer categorized the errors into three categories. They were context- related errors, form-related errors and other errors. Those three categories were
then divided into sub categories based on the errors that the writer found in each tense. Then, the writer related them to the theory of tenses. Context-related errors
consisted of the students’ answers that deviated from the context or function in a
given tense. Form-related errors consisted of the students’ answers that deviated
from the form or pattern in a given tense. Other errors consisted of the students’
40 answers that did not belong to two previous categories because they deviated from
the intended context and form.
F. Research Procedure
