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Figure 4.1.35 chart of 8
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Figure 4.1.36 chart of 8
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h. Inferencing Strategies
In this study, inferencing strategy is represented in items questions number 8, 9, 12, 16, and 18, Guessing the
meaning of a word from the, Guessing the meaning of a word from the grammatical category, Considering the other sentences
in the paragraph to figure out the meaning of a sentence, Paying attention to words or phrases that show how the text is organized,
and Making guesses about what will come next based on the information already given in the text.
1.
Guessing the meaning of a word from the context items number 8
Based on the chart above, the low-proficiency level show that 10 of 25 students usually guess the meaning of a word
from the context. While the intermediate-proficiency level show that 10 of 24 students usually guess the meaning of a
word from the context. Both the low-proficiency level and intermediate-proficiency level show that students are likely
5 10
5 5
2 4
6 8
10 12
5 10
4 5
2 4
6 8
10 12
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Figure 4.1.37 chart of 9
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to using available information to guess the meaning of unknown word from the context of its text.
2. Guessing the meaning of a word from the grammatical
category items number 9
Based on the chart above, the low-proficiency level show that 11 of 25 students usually guess the meaning of a word
from the grammatical category and 2 of students did not use that strategies. While the intermediate-proficiency level
show that 9 of 24 students usually guess the meaning of a word from the grammatical category and 1 of students did
not use that strategies. Both the low-proficiency level and intermediate-proficiency level show that students are trying
to predict the meaning of a word from the grammatical category of that word in a reading passage.
3 11
5
4
2 2
4 6
8 10
12
2 9
8 4
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Figure 4.1.38 chart of 9
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