The criteria are: Interval Criteria
DP 0.00 0.0
DP 0.20 0.20 DP 0.40
0.40 DP 0.70 0.70 DP 1.00
Very poor Poor
Satisfactory Good
Excellent
3.8 Methods of Analyzing the Data
Since this study combines a quantitative approach and a qualitative one, the analysis of the data is presented in a quantitative and also qualitative way. It is
evaluated by means of appropriate statistical procedure and the average score of the class to support the argument. To decide whether the students are success or
failed in doing activities those have been planned above will be assessed by referring to the criterion of the students’ mastery level for English lesson based on
the criterion of Department of National Education. Department of Education and Culture 1994: 29 maintains that the students can be argued to finish their study
successfully if 85 students of the whole can achieve 65 of the material given. In scoring the test, I give the score based on the sum of the items that they
give the correct answer. After I get the total score for each student, I will count student’s test result using the following formula:
If the student’s test result is 65 or more, she or he can be said pass the test. To count the average of the class or students’ test result pre-test, formative test,
and pre-test I use this formula:
If the average of the class result is 85 or more, the class is said to be successful. If the average of the post-test is higher or better than the pre-test, I
conclude that the use of ‘Look Ahead 2’ textbook for teaching reading narrative text is effective and can improve the students’ reading ability.
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CHAPTER IV RESULT OF THE STUDY
This chapter presents the result of the data analysis and discussion about the result in each activity. The data are obtained from the pre-test, formative test,
post test and the questionnaire.
4.1 Analysis of the Pre-Test
The first activity in this action research is a pre-test. This pre-test is given on Thursday, 14
th
May 2009. It is followed by 35 students of XI IPS 2. There are 25 reading test items. They are divided into two parts, 15 items are multiple
choice and 10 items are essays. The test can be seen in appendix 7. The students have to do the test in 45 minutes. The result of the test can be seen in the table
below. Table 4.1. The Result of the Pre-test
No. Students’ code
Score Students’ test result
1. S-1
12 34
2. S-2
17 49
3. S-3
13 37
4. S-4
23 66
5. S-5
12 34
6. S-6
17 49
7. S-7
19 54
8. S-8
18 51
9. S-9
14 40
10. S-10
19 54
11. S-11
13 37
12. S-12
13 37
13. S-13
13 37
14. S-14
15 43
