B. The Findings of the Research
1. The Description of the Data
From the two tables below 2 and 3, there seem to be score improvement in both, experiment class and controlled class. The
explanations are as follow. The table of experiment class table 2 showed that the
students’ scores of post-test was higher than pre-test. It can be seen in the columns of
students’ gained scores. In this column, the writer got the data after finishing the treatments by using The Jakarta Post newspaper articles.
The table of controlled class table 3 also showed that the students’
scores of post-test was higher than pre-test. It can be seen in the columns of students’ gained scores. The writer got the data after finishing the treatments
by using textbooks. For more complete data see tables below:
Table 3.3 The
Students’ Scores of Experiment Class II D
Students’ Identification
Number N1 Pre-Test
Post-Test Gained Scores
1 60
88 28
2 48
72 24
3 56
84 28
4 48
72 24
5 56
84 28
6 56
80 24
7 56
88 32
8 48
72 24
9 44
72 28
10 52
88 36
11 44
76 32
12 52
84 32
13 44
68 24
14 56
88 32
15 60
84 24
16 48
72 24
17 60
88 28
18 48
72 24
19 56
80 24
20 48
76 28
21 48
72 24
22 56
76 20
23 56
80 24
24 64
84 20
25 44
76 32
26 60
80 20
27 48
80 32
28 52
72 20
N= 28 1468
Average:
1466 28
= 52.42 2208
Average:
2208 28
= 78.85 740
Average:
740 28
= 26.42
From the data of experiment class above, it can be seen that the lowest score of pre-test is 44 and the highest score is 64. Then the lowest score of
post-test is 68, and the highest score is 88. It means that post-test score is higher than pre-test.
Table 3.4 The
Students’ Scores of Controlled Class II A
Students’ Identification
Number N2 Pre-Test
Post-Test Gained Scores
1 44
64 20
2 48
72 24
3 60
84 24
4 56
80 24
5 52
72 20
6 48
68 20
7 52
76 24
8 64
84 20
9 48
68 20
10 52
72 20
11 60
84 24
12 40
64 24
13 52
68 16
14 48
72 24
15 40
68 28
16 44
64 20
17 52
72 20
18 56
72 16
19 40
68 28
20 52
76 24
21 60
72 12
22 52
80 28
23 48
72 24
24 60
84 24
25 44
68 24
26 48
72 24
27 52
72 20
28 60
80 20
N = 28 1432
Average:
1432 28
= 51.14 2048
Average:
2048 28
= 73.14 616
Average:
606 28
= 22
From the data of controlled class above, it can be seen that the lowest score of pre-test is 40 and the highest score is 64. Then the lowest score of
post-test is 64, and the highest score is 84. It means that post-test score is higher than pre-test.
2. The Interpretation of the Data
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