Conclusion A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH BETWEEN GRADUATES OF THE REGULAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THOSE OF THE OPEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

64 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION All the findings of the study which are based on the problem, the objectives, and the hypothesis of this study have been briefly discussed in the previous chapters. Now, the writer comes to the conclusion and suggestion which will be discussed separately.

A. Conclusion

Based on the research findings and their discussion in the previous chapters, the writer can draw the following conclusions: 1. Concerning the English Achievement of the Regular Junior High School a. 20002001 There are 2 students 0.69 in the excellent category, 13 students 4.47 in very good category, 154 students 52.92 in good category, 122 students 41.92 in bad category and no student 0 in very bad category, and no student 0 in extremely bad category. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School is 5.26 and the standard deviation is 0.90. The hyphotetical mean is 5 while the ideal standard deviation is 1.66. The empirical mean is higher than the hyphotetical mean score 5.26 5. The empirical mean of the English Achievement of the Regular Junior High School 5.26 is in the frequency distribution 5.00 - 6.66 falls in a good position. b. 20012002 There is no student 0 in the excellent category, 5 students 1.61 in very good category, 96 students 30.88 in good category, and 206 students 66.23 in bad category, 4 student 1.28 in very bad category and no student 0 in extremely bad category. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School is 4.75 and the standard deviation is 0.65. The hyphotetical mean is 5 while the ideal standard deviation is 1.66. The empirical mean is lower than the hyphotetical mean score 4.75 5. The mean of the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School 4.75 is in the frequency distribution 3.33 - 4.99 falls in a bad position. c. 20022003 There are 3 students 1.16 in the excellent category, 30 students 11.63 in very good category, 195 students 75.58 in good category, and 28 students 10.85 in very bad category, 1 student 0.39 in very bad category and 1 student 0.39 in extremely bad category. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School is 5.82 and the standard deviation is 0.65. The hyphotetical mean is 5 while the ideal standard deviation is 1.66. The empirical mean is higher than the hyphotetical mean score 5.82 5. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School 5.82 is in the frequency distribution 5.00 - 6.66 falls in a good position. d. 20002001-20022003 There are 5 students 0.58 in the excellent category, 48 students 5.58 in very good category, 445 students 51.74 in good category, 356 students 41.40 in bad category and 1 student 0.12 in very bad category, and no student 0 in extremely bad category. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School is 5.26 and the standard deviation is 0.90. The hyphotetical mean is 5 while the ideal standard deviation is 1.66. The empirical mean is higher than the ideal hyphotetical score 5.26 5. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School 5.26 is in the frequency distribution 5.00 - 6.66 falls in a good position. 2. Concerning the English Achievement of the Open Junior High School a. 20002001 There is no student 0 in the excellent category, no student 0 in very good category, 4 students 5.97 in good category, no student 0 in bad category, no student 0 in very bad category, and no student 0 in extremely bad category. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Open Junior High School is 4.33 and the standard deviation is 0.69. The hyphotetical mean is 5.00 and the ideal standard deviation is 1.66. The empirical mean is lower than the ideal mean score 4.33 5.00. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Open Junior High School 4.33 in the frequency distribution of 3.33 - 4.99 falls in a bad position. b. 20012002 There is no student 0 in the excellent category, no student 0 in very good category, no student 0 in good category, 47 students 77,05 in bad category, 14 students 22.95 in very bad category, and no student 0 in extremely bad category. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Open Junior High School is 3.67 and the standard deviation is 0.48. The hyphotetical mean is 5.00 and the ideal standard deviation is 1.66. The empirical mean is lower than the ideal mean score 3.67 5.00. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Open Junior High School 3.67 in the frequency distribution of 3.33 - 4.99 falls in a bad position. c. 20022003 There is no student 0 in the excellent category, no student 0 in very good category, 29 students 55.77 in good category, 23 students 44.23 in bad category, no student 0 in very bad category, and no student 0 in extremely bad category. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Open Junior High School is 4.99 and the standard deviation is 0.51. The hyphotetical mean is 5.00 and the ideal standard deviation is 1.66. The empirical mean is lower than the hyphotetical mean score 4.99 5.00. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Open Junior High School 4.99 in the frequency distribution of 3.33 - 4.99 falls in a bad position. d. 20002001 - 20022003 There is no student 0 in the excellent category, no student 0 in very good category, 33 students 18.33 in good category, 133 students 73.89 in bad category, 14 students 7.78 in very bad category, and no student 0 in extremely bad category. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Open Junior High School is 4.33 and the standard deviation is 0.69. The hyphotetical mean is 5.00 and the ideal standard deviation is 1.66. The empirical mean is lower than the ideal mean score 4.33 5.00. The empirical mean of the English achievement of the Open Junior High School 4.33 in the frequency distribution of 3.33 - 4.99 falls in a bad position. 3. Concerning the t test analysis a. 20002001 Based on the t test analysis, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School and the English Achievement of the Open Junior High School. The value of t: 12.90779812 with the d.f: 356 has the p: 0.00 0.01 so it is very significant for the 5 level of significance. This indicates that the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted. b. 20012002 Based on the t test analysis, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School and the English achievement of the Open Junior High School. The value of t: 15.014224482; d.f: 370 has the p: 0.00 0.01 so it is very significant for the 5 level of significance. This indicates that the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypoyhesis is accepted. c. 20022003 Based on the t test analysis, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School and the English achievement of the Open Junior High School. The value of t: 9.364998928 with the d.f: 308 has the p: 0.00 0.01 so it is very significant for the 5 level of significance. This indicates that the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypotheis is accepted. d. 20002001 - 20022003 Based on the t test analysis, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the English achievement of the Regular Junior High School and the English achievement of the Open Junior High School. The value of t: 15.30510017 with the d.f: 1038 has the p: 0.00 0.01 so it is very significant for the 5 level of significance. This indicates that the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted.

B. Suggestion