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CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
In this chapter, the writer is going to present discussion of the result of the study. They are the analysis of pre-test, the analysis of teaching learning process,
the analysis of post-test, and the last is the analysis of questionnaire.
4.1 Analysis of the Pre-test
In starting the data collection, the writer conducted Pre-test. The purpose of this test was to identify the students’ ability in writing a text recount before
the treatment is giving. In this test, the writer’s position is not only the observer but also the researcher.
The pre-test was conducted on Thursday, 28 May 2009. In this test, the students had to write a recount text based on the topic given by the writer.
From the result of the pre-test, it was found that 5 people got more than 65 and 30 students got less than 65. The writer concluded that the result of pre-test
was very poor. After tabulating the result of students’ pre-test, the writer then tried to
analyze the pre-test result in order to know the students’ initial condition.
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Table 4.1. The result of the students’ achievement in pre test
No Test
code F G V C S Total
Mark
1 A - 1
3 2
3 2
3 13
52 2
A - 2 3
3 4
3 3
16 64
3 A - 3
1 1
1 1
1 5
20 4
A - 4 2
2 2
1 2
9 36
5 A - 5
1 2
2 2
2 9
36 6
A - 6 1
2 2
1 2
8 32
7 A - 7
2 2
2 2
3 11
44 8
A - 8 2
2 2
2 2
10 40
9 A - 9
1 1
2 1
1 6
24 10
A - 10 2
2 3
3 3
13 52
11 A - 11
2 2
2 1
2 9
36 12
A - 12 1
1 2
1 1
6 24
13 A - 13
2 2
2 1
2 9
36 14
A - 14 1
2 2
2 2
9 36
15 A - 15
1 1
2 1
2 7
28 16 A
-16 3 2 2 2 3
12 48
17 A - 17
1 2
2 1
2 8
32 18
A - 18 3
3 3
3 3
15 60
19 A - 19
1 1
1 1
1 5
20 20
A - 20 1
1 2
1 1
6 24
21 A - 21
1 2
2 2
2 9
36 22
A - 22 1
1 2
1 1
6 24
23 A - 23
3 4
4 3
4 18
72 24
A - 24 3
3 4
3 4
17 68
25 A - 25
2 2
2 2
3 11
44 26
A - 26 1
1 1
1 1
5 20
27 A - 27
3 4
4 3
4 18
72 28
A - 28 2
2 2
2 2
10 40
29 A - 29
1 2
2 1
2 8
32 30
A - 30 3
2 4
3 4
16 64
31 A - 31
2 2
3 2
3 12
48 32
A - 32 2
2 2
2 2
10 40
33 A - 33
1 1
1 1
1 5
20 34
A - 34 3
4 4
3 4
18 72
35 A - 35
3 4
4 4
4 19
76 65
72 84
65 82
368 1472
The total percentage
The number of the students 1472
35 = 42.06
The average of the students’ test results =
=
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The average of the students’ result in the pre-test was 42.06 The result was lower than the criterion that has been stipulated by the Department of
National Education. The writer concluded that the student had not understood recount text yet, so the treatments in each cycle were necessary to improve
students’ ability in writing recount text.
4.2 Analysis of the First Cycle