Table 4. 2 Frequency Distribution Score of Observation
Table 1 Table 2
Table 2 Respondents
’ Code S
Pred Resps’
Code Pred
Pred Frequency
R7 VG
R25 G
VG 5
R11 VG
R27 G
G 28
R16 VG
R30 G
F 3
R19 VG
R4 G
R24 VG
R5 G
R3 G
R6 G
3
R8 G
R10 G
R20 G
R13 G
R28 G
R14 G
D+
R33 G
R21 G
D
R1 G
R26 G
R2 G
R29 G
R12 G
R31 G
R15 G
R34 G
R16 G
R35 G
R18 G
R9 G
R22 G
R32 G
R23 G
R36 G
The above table 4.2 contains a frequency distribution showing the number of respondents who obtained each score awarded. By sort descending method, the
frequency of score dispersion or distribution gets clearer. Sort descending can also illustrate how many who come to the best category VG, how many who come to
second-best G, and so on. In a word, some scores are distributed much more frequently than others; other scores are much less distributed.
By this table, we also find that VG is much less distributed 5 respondents than others. Predicate G is much more distributed 28 respondents. Contrary to
the scale G, Pred F is the least distributed scale among the students. It is almost the same with the predicated VG. This is a good thing because only very few
respondent are in the fair category, and no respondent comes to the lowest predicate a poor category.
B. The Questionnaire Result
A sheet of questionnaire of five question items is given to 36 respondents. They are to answer based on their real and honest condition. By using Guttman
scale they are to give a simple answer ‗yes’ or ‗no’ to the question items. And based on the respondents’ answer to the questionnaire, the writer finds the
following result:
Respondent QUESTION ITEMS
TOTAL Pred
1 2
3 4
5
1
1 1
1 1
4 G
2
1 1
1 1
4 G
3
1 1
1 1
4 G
4
1 1
1 1
4 G
5
1 1
1 1
4 G
6
1 1
1 1
4 G
7
1 1
1 1
1 5
VG
8
1 1
1 1
4 G
9
1 1
1 3
F
10
1 1
1 1
4 G
11
1 1
1 1
1 5
VG
12
1 1
1 1
4 G
13
1 1
1 1
4 G
14
1 1
1 1
4 G
15
1 1
1 1
4 G
Respondent QUESTION ITEMS
TOTAL Pred
1 2
3 4
16
1 1
1 1
4 G
17
1 1
1 1
1 5
VG
18
1 1
1 1
4 G
19
1 1
1 1
1 5
VG
20
1 1
1 1
4 G
21
1 1
1 1
4 G
22
1 1
1 1
4 G
23
1 1
1 1
4 G
24
1 1
1 1
1 5
VG
25
1 1
1 1
4 G
26
1 1
1 1
4 G
27
1 1
1 1
4 G
28
1 1
1 1
4 G
29
1 1
1 1
4 G
30
1 1
1 1
4 G
31
1 1
1 1
4 G
32
1 1
1 3
F
33
1 1
1 1
4 G
34
1 1
1 1
4 G
35
1 1
1 1
4 G
36
1 1
1 3
F
Total
32 27
36 30
21 146
In order to have a better description of the questionnaire result we can put them into the following charts:
Chart 1 The ability’s students of knowledge idiom expression
for question 1: Do you know what idiomatic expression is?
5 10
15 20
25 30
35
Yes No
From the chart we understand that only some of the respondents do not really understand what idiomatic expression is. It is understandable because
definition is still not really familar matter with students of seventh grade. The percetage of respondents who can answer this is 88,88 is actually excellent.
Chart 2 The ability’s students of knowledge idiom expression
for question number 2: Is the phrasal verb ―get up‖ an idiomatiac expression?
5 10
15 20
25 30
35
Yes No
This chart shows that the respondents understand this phrase is an idiomatic exp
ression. Only some of them do not understand that ―get up‖ is an idiomatic expression. They might have used it many a time but they are not aware of. The
percentage of the respondents who know that this is an idiomatic expression is 75. This is still very good.
Chart 3 The ability’s students of knowledge idiom expression
for question number 3: Do you know what ―get up‖ means?
5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
Yes No
The chart demonstrates that all of the respondents know the meaning of ―get up‖. It indicates all of the students actually use the basic and daily idiomatic
expression, but they do not really understand that they actually use it. All of the
students can answer this question, i.e, 100. Chart 4
The ability’s students of knowledge idiom expression for question number 4:
Does ―switch on‖ mean menyalakan lights?‖
5 10
15 20
25 30
35
Yes No
Thirty or 83.33 respondents answer yes and only six answer no. The right answer is yes. This means some students may not be very familiar with this
