Based on figure 2, it can be seen that there were 6 students who got score under average scores and 24 students got a good scores over average score 70 Standar
Minimum of Criteria.
B. Result of Data Analysis
1. Result of Normality Test
The normality test is used to measure whether the data in the simple present tense mastery class and writing descriptive text class were normally distributed or not. In
this research, statistical computation by using SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used for normality of test. The test of normality employed was
Shapiro Wilk. H
o
is accepted if Sig p
value
α.= 0.05. In this case, the criteria of normality test as follows:
The hypotheses formula are : H
o
= The data have normal distribution. H
a
= The data do not have normal distribution.
While the criteria acceptance or rejection of normality test are: H
o
was accepted if Sig. α = 0. 05
H
a
was accepted if Sig. α = 0. 05
Table 8 Normality of the Simple Present Tense Mastery
Shapiro-Wilk Statistic
Df Sig.
Simple Present tense
.976 30
.713
Table 9
Normality of the Writing Descriptive text
Based on Table 8 and Table 9, it can be seen that Sig p
value
for simple present tense mastery was .713. Sig p
value
for translating narrative text was .029. Because Sig p
value
of writing descriptive text lower than 0.05 it means H
o
was distribution accepted. The conclusion was that the data in writing descriptive text was not normal
and for simple present tense mastery had normal distribution. As the result in this case, the writer did not analyse person product moment test but the analysed the
hypothesis test by using non- parametric statistics using Rank Spearman’s Formula.
Shapiro-Wilk Statistic
Df Sig.
Writing Descriptive
Text
.921 30
.029
2. Result of Linearity Test
Before analyzing the data by using Pearson product moment formula, the first checked out whether the data obtained were linear or not because this was one of
requirements to be able to used the Pearson product moment formula such in the explanation in chapter three. SPSS used to check it in order to make the researcher
easy because this program could make a clear graph of linearity. Based on the table, the data were linear see Appendix 22 for the significant level was lower than
significant level α 0.00 0.05.
3. The Result of Hypothetical Test
The hypothesis is very important to find out whether or not the alternative hypothesis H
a
or null hypothesis H
o
is accepted in this research. The Rank Spearmans’
formula by using SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was computed for testing hypothesis. In this case, the criteria of hypothesis test as follows:
The hypothesis formulas were: H
�
∶ There was significant Correlation Between Students’ Simple Present Tense Mastery and their Ability in Writing Descriptive Text at the First Semester of
the Eighth Grade of SMPN 1 Karya Penggawa Pesisir Barat in 20162017 Academic Year.
H
O
: There was no significant Correlation Between Students’ Simple Present Tense Mastery and their Ability in Writing Descriptive Text at the First Semester of
