distributed a test. The results were good. The mean was 77.29 or increased 7.24 from the results of cycle one. All students passed the test.
The last test was post-test. The mean in this test was 82.52 or increased 33.64 compared with the pre-test. This significant improvement showed that the
students could master simple present tense easily using single slot substitution drill technique.
4.3 Results of Non-Test Instrument
4.3.1 Results of First Questionnaire
First questionnaire was given in the end of pre-test. First questionnaire was given to know the students‘ attitude toward the teaching learning process before given
the treatment by using single slot substitution drill technique. There were five multiple choice questions in the first questionnaire.
The first question was whether the students liked learning grammar in English or not, the result was 1.5. It indicated that the students‘ interest in learning
grammar was medium. However, it needed to be increased in order to improve students‘ mastery in simple present tense. The second question was whether the
students liked simple present tense or not, the result was 1.44. It meant that the students‘ interest in simple present tense was also medium which meant that it
needed to be increased. The third question was whether the students had mastered the simple present tense
or not. The answer was 1.91. It meant that students‘ mastery was still medium and needed to be increased. The next question was
whether the teacher had used technique to teach simple present tense or not, the
result was 1.94. It showed that the teacher never ever had used technique in teaching simple present tense. The last question was whether the students were
willing to use technique in learning simple present tense or not and the result was 2.82. It indicated that most students were willing to have a technique in learning
simple present tense.
4.3.2 Results of Second Questionnaire
Second questionnaire was conducted after the post-test. It was used to know the stude
nts‘ attitude toward simple present tense after being treated using single slot substitution drills. The result of the second questionnaire was as follows.
The first question was about the students‘ interest in using single slot substitution drills. The re
sult was 2.85. It showed that the students‘ interest in Single slot substitution drill technique was high.
The second question was about the advantage of using single slot substitution drill technique in the simple present tense. The result was 2.26 which
meant that this technique was helpful. The third question was about students‘ achievement whether it increased
or not after they got a treatment using single slot substitution drill technique. The result was 2.85. This meant that students‘ achievement was increased.
The fourth question was about relevancy of using single slot substitution drill technique in teaching simple present tense. The result of this question was
2.85. It meant that this technique was very relevant.
The last question was about sustainability of single slot substitution drill technique. It asked students whether this technique should have been continued or
not in learning English. The result was 2.67 which meant this technique was very necessary.
4.4 Discussion
