AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO WRITE EXPLANATION TEXTS AT SMKN 5 PADANG

Zahira, Najla and Alfino, Joni (2024) AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO WRITE EXPLANATION TEXTS AT SMKN 5 PADANG. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the ability of eleventh grade students in writing explanation text at SMKN 5 Padang. The researcher used a descriptive method for this study. The population of this study were eleventh-grade students of XI TAV at SMKN 5 Padang. Convenience sampling was used in this research and the number of samples was 25 students. The instrument to collect data in this study was a writing test. In order for the test to be reliable, the researcher used the inter- rater method. The results of analysis showed that the test was reliable. This is supported by the fact that the correlation coefficient is 0,74. Then the test is valid in terms of content because the material about explanation text has been covered in the curriculum and has been learned by the students. The result of this research in general showed that the eleventh grade students’ ability to write explanation text was high. It was proved that 52% of students had high ability in writing explanation texts. In detail, the students’ ability to write the content was high. It was proved that 100% of students had high ability in writing the content. The students’ ability to write the organization was low. It was proved that 56% of students had low ability in writing the organization. The students’ ability to use the language feature was low. It was proved that 56% of students had low ability to use the language feature. The students’ ability to use appropriate vocabulary was high. It was proved that 100% of students had high ability to use appropriate vocabulary. The students’ ability to apply mechanics was low. It was proved that 92% of students had low ability to apply the mechanics. Based on the result, it can be concluded that the students’ ability in writing explanation text at SMKN 5 Padang was high. Although, students’ writing ability in explanation text was high but there are still some low aspects such language features and mechanics, the teacher must explain again about language features and mechanics in writing explanation text so that students can improve their ability in writing explanation text. The students should to pay more attention to what the teachers explanation and do more exercises in writing explanation text. Other researchers are are expected to conduct a research on other types of text to see the comparison.

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