The first year students of SMP 1 consist of 550 students. In this research the writer only took one class from twelve classes as a sample, which consists of
43 members with 18 males and 25 females. The writer took all of them as the sample of the research.
E. Research Instrument
The writer used questionnaire to find out the background of the students and students interest in English. The writer also used the written test to know how
far the students can understand about countable and uncountable noun. Apart from that, the writer also made an interview to Mrs. Mulyati Spd as the English teacher.
F. Data Collecting
To gain the data, the writer made an experiment towards the first year students by providing some questionnaire, and some written test above thirty
questions; fifteen question are true or false and the other are matching.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND INTERPRETATION
A. Data Description
The writer not only interviewed Mr. Eman Sudirman B.A, the school principal of SMPN 1 Babelan but also did some interviews with the English
teacher Mrs. Mulyati. She teaches English at the first years of SMPN 1 Babelan. She has been teaching there for about 3 years. In interviewing the English teacher
of SMPN 1 Babelan, the writer asked him about her experiences in teaching English concerning with the problems if there is any, and the action done by the
teacher to overcome such problem.
B. Data Analysis
In analyzing the data the writer uses a formula to find the mean score or the average score, as follow:
M = TS N
Notes:
M = Mean score TS = Total of the scores
N = Number of the students Besides the formula above, he also uses the percentage test formula, as
follow: P=F X 100
N
Notes: F = Frequency of the result of the students, test
N = Number of the students P = Percentage
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Based on the formulation above, the writer will try to analyze the data obtained from all of the students. But before doing so, the writer would like to
clarify the weight of each item. It weight 6,6 for each item.
Table 4.1 The Scores of the Students Answers in the True or False Test
N T
W Score
1 6
6,6 40
2 6
6,6 40
3 7
6,6 46,2
4 9
6,6 59,4
5 6
6,6 40
6 6
6,6 40
7 4
6,6 26,4
8 9
6,6 59,4
9 3
6,6 20
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Anas Sudijono, Pengantar Statistik Pendidikan, Jakarta: Raja Grafindo Persada, 1995, Cet. Ke-6. p.4
