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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS
After the test had been carried out to the source of data, the interpretation of the data computation result was elaborated and arranged in a readably
interpretable form, so it would be more useful to describe the profiles of students’ mastery of adjectival comparison degrees shown in the test.
This chapter deals with all the analysis of the data, from the result of pre- test, formative test, post-test and questionnaire. The data would be analyzed in
the quantitative method.
4.1 Test Analysis
It was stated in the previous chapter that this research used quantitative method. The scoring of the test was the first activity in data analysis. Matching the mean
to the criterion of success was the second activity and it followed by concluding the result of all given tests.
4.1.1 The Scoring of Tests
This research consisted of three tests. They were pre-test, formative test and post-test. All of the tests had the same criteria. It was in the form of multiple
choice and of completion items. There were 20 items of the multiple choice in each test and 10 completion items in each test.
The writer gave the score 1 one on one correct answer and 0 zero on one incorrect answer. A student will get 30 thirty points in each test if she
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answers all items correctly. The score achieved was varied. An improvement score was achieved in each test. For further information, it can be seen on the
Appendix 8. To measure their achievement, the writer used the following formula:
The students’ Score = 100
× item
of number
the answer
right of
number the
The writer would find the mean only, because it is the clearest information to know the students’ mastery of a lesson compared to the median
and the mode. In line with this, Ary 1985:106 states that the mean, the most efficient measure of central tendency, is the sum of the value in the distribution
divided by the number of cases. All of the students’ score are summed up; then the result is divided by the number of the students.
The formula is:
Χ = Ν
ΣΧ
where: Χ : the mean;
ΣΧ : the sum of the test score; N
: the number of testees.
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4.1.2 The Result of Pre-Test
Before conducting the treatment by using the “Copy of the Picture” game, the writer gave a pre-test. There were 30 thirty items about adjectival
comparison degrees. All of them were taken from the try-out items, and all were valid and reliable items. This was to measure the students’ knowledge of the
field. It was followed by 30 students. The result of the pre-test could be seen in the table below:
Table 6. The Result of the Pre-Test
NO CODE
SCORE POINT
1 S01 15
50.00 2 S02
20 66.67
3 S03 12
40.00 4 S04
13 43.33
5 S05 16
53.33 6 S06
12 40.00
7 S07 15
50.00 8 S08
18 60.00
9 S09 15
50.00 10 S10
12 40.00
11 S11 12
40.00 12 S12
13 43.33
13 S13 17
56.67 14 S14
18 60.00
15 S15 11
36.67 16 S16
18 60.00
17 S17 13
43.33 18 S18
17 56.67
19 S19 12
40.00 20 S20
13 43.33
21 S21 16
53.33 22 S22
21 70.00
23 S23 13
43.33 24 S24
13 43.33
25 S25 13
43.33 26 S26
15 50.00
27 S27 24
80.00 28 S28
11 36.67
29 S29 17
56.67 30 S30
11 36.67
Σ
446 1486.67
Χ
14.87 49.56
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