E. Relevant Study
In this research, the writer summarizes the relevant study to prove the originality of the research.
1. The first research was conducted by Galuh Kartika Prabandari. In this
study, she conducted about improving students‟ mastering simple past tense through cooperative learning of Student Team Achievement
Division STAD type at the second grade of SMPN 3 Tangerang Selatan academic year 20112012. The research question of this study are “Can
STAD improve students‟ effort to master Simple Past Tense?” and “How extend do the students‟ master simple past tense through Cooperative
Learning of STAD type. The method of this study is Classroom Action Research CAR. The classroom action research design applied in this
study is a collaborative classroom action research. The result of this study showed that there is improvement of students‟ mastery on simple
past tense by using cooperative learning of Student Team Achievement Division STAD Type
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The second research was conducted by Leni Mandasari. This research is aimed to describe the effectiveness of Story Based Approach in learning
the simple past tense at the eight grade students of SMPN 3 South- Tangerang. The research question of this study is “Is there any significant
difference in the achievement of the students‟ English grammar
especially in the simple past tense taught by using story based approach?” Method of this study is an experimental study, the control
class was taught by using CTL and the experimental class was taught by using SBA. The result of this study showed that here is significance
influence in teaching the simple past tense by using SBA
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Galuh Kartika Prabandari, “Improving Students‟ Mastering Simple Past Tense through
Cooperative Leraning of Student Team Achievement Div ision STAD Type”, Skripsi Universitas
Islam Negeri Jakarta, 2012, unpublished.
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Leni Mandasari, “The Effectiveness of Story Based Approach in Learning the Simple Past Tense”, Skripsi Universitas Islam Negeri Jakarta, 2012, unpublished.
3. The third research was conducted by Hizbullah. The purpose of this
study is to find the empirical evidence whether or not there is significant difference between students‟ score in learning simple past tense by using
cooperative learning at second grade of MTs Pembangunan UIN Jakarta, especially using jigsaw technique and by using Grammar Translation
Method in teaching simple past tense. The research question of this study is “is there any significance for students in learning simple past tense by
using Cooperative learning, especially using jigsaw technique and by using Grammar Translation Method in teaching the simple past tense?”
He used experimental research design. From this research, the writer found that teaching simple past tense by using Jigsaw technique has
positive influence for students
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F. Thinking Framework