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CHAPTER 4. RESEARCH RESULT AND DISCUSSION
This chapter highlights the result of the primary data and the discussion of the research result. The following sections explain each point in details.
4.1. The Result of the Data Obtained
The result of the primary data which was in the form of students’ recount
text writing score was obtained by administering writing test. The researcher then analyzed the score to describe the eighth grade students’ recount text writing
ability at SMP Negeri 1 Tempeh Lumajang in the 20142015 academic year. The writing test was conducted on April 11
th
, 2015. It was given to the students who were chosen to be the representatives from each class in eighth
grade level. Since there were 4 representatives from each class and there were 9 classes in the eighth grade level, the total number of the participants in the writing
test was 36 students. These students were asked to write a simple recount text telling about their best or worst experience during holiday. The recount text
written had to consist of 75-100 words which had to be finished in 60 minutes. The researcher used analytical scoring method proposed by Hughes in assessing
the students’ recount text writing. Therefore, there were five aspects that the researcher had to consider, namely content, organization, grammar, vocabulary,
and mechanics. The more detailed information about the result and the analysis of the eighth grade students’ recount text writing ability based on the five aspects of
writing is presented in the following sub-chapters.
4.1.1. The Eighth Grade Students’ Recount Text Writing Ability
To describe the students’ recount text writing ability in general, the researcher applied mean score formula. Before applying this formula, the
researcher had to find the students’ average score given by the first and the second
scorer and then sum up all the average scores. More detailed information about the students’ recount text writing score given by the first scorer, the second scorer,
and the average score from both scorers is presented in Table 4.1. below.
Table 4.1. The Students’ Recount Text Writing Score
No Name
Scorer 1
Scorer 2
Average Score
No Name
Scorer 1
Scorer 2
Average Score
1 ERP 64
60 62
20 YND 24
28 26
2 ERK 52
52 52
21 APA 20
20 20
3 JS 64
68 66
22 FFA 56
52 54
4 RPS 72
68 70
23 VAP 76
76 76
5 ARHK 80
84 82
24 YWM 52
56 54
6 AY 68
64 66
25 ARS 60
64 62
7 DRZ 56
56 56
26 KSS 72
68 70
8 MM 52
52 52
27 LI 64
60 62
9 HMF 80
76 78
28 RDV 68
64 66
10 ILDL 60
60 60
29 ALH 60
56 58
11 LAW 60
56 58
30 DT 24
24 24
12 SPG 52
48 50
31 FEF 60
64 62
13 DS 56
56 56
32 NI 44
44 44
14 GN 76
80 78
33 AMJ 60
60 60
15 IAS 40
40 40
34 AF 68
72 70
16 MRT 68
64 66
35 IA 76
72 74
17 DAS 36
40 38
36 SDL 64
64 64
18 MFAA 80
80 80
Total 2124
2104 2114
19 PMD 60
56 58
Based on the information in Table 4.1. above, it was known that the sum of the students’ average score was 2114 and the total number of the students who
participated in the test was 36. From the data obtained, the researcher could calculate
the students’ recount text writing mean score. In this case, the result of the calculation was used to describe the eighth
grade students’ recount text writing ability in general. The calculation
of the students’ recount text writing mean score is presented as follows.
x̅ = ∑ x
N = =
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The result of the calculation showed that the students’ recount text writing mean score was 59. Regarding to the classification of score levels adapted from
Permendikbud , it could be interpreted that the eighth grade students’ recount text
writing ability at SMP Negeri 1 Tempeh Lumajang was poor; it was in the range of 40
– 59.
4.1.2. The Eighth Grade Students’ Score Distribution based on the
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