AN ANALYSIS OF THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN IDENTIFYING SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT OF TOEFL-LIKE TEST AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

Putri, Zora Aulia and Tavriyanti, Lisa (2024) AN ANALYSIS OF THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN IDENTIFYING SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT OF TOEFL-LIKE TEST AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to describe the third year students’ ability in identifying subject-verb agreement of TOEFL-like test at the Department of Primary School Teacher Education of Bung Hatta University. The design of this research was the descriptive research. The population of this research was the third year students at the Department of Primary School Teacher Education of Bung Hatta University. The cluster random sampling technique was used in this research and the number of samples was 27 students. Instrument for collecting the data in this research was structure and written expression of TOEFL test that was copied from the TOEFL Test Book (Phillips (2001): Longman Complete Course for the TOEFL Test: Preparation for the Computer and Paper Test). To make the test reliable, the researcher used split-half technique. The reliability index of the test was 0.87 (very high correlation). It means that the test was reliable. Then the test was valid in terms of content because it had covered all materials that students had learnt. Generally, the result of this research showed that the third year students had low ability in identifying subject-verb agreement of TOEFL-like test. It was proved that 1 student (3.7%) had excellent ability, 9 students (33.34%) had good ability, 4 students (14.81%) had moderate ability, and 13 students (48.15%) had low ability in identifying subject-verb agreement of TOEFL-like test. Specifically, 1 student (3.7%) had excellent ability, 1 student (3.7%) had good ability, 11 students (40.75%) had moderate ability, and 14 students (51.85%) had low ability in identifying subject verb agreement of TOEFL-like test in simple present tense. While, in identifying subject verb agreement in simple past tense, 1 student (3.7%) had excellent ability, 11 students (40.75%) had good ability, 2 students (7.4%) had moderate ability, and 13 students (48.15%) had low ability. By having known that the students had low ability in identifying subject verb agreement, the researcher gave suggestion to the lecturers, students, and the future researchers. The lecturersare expected to be able to vary teaching techniques, to find alternatif tecnnique and implement them in teaching subject-verb agreement in simple present tense and simple past tense, for example giving more exercises. The students are suggested to join the Persiapan TOEFL class seriously, pay attention to the lecturer’s explanation, and do more exercises to answer those types of questions. Last but not least, the future researchers are suggested to find out the causes of the students’ low ability in answering TOEFL-like test.

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