AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN NARRATIVE TEXT AT SMAN 7 PADANG

Salsabilla, Grace Angelina and Roza, Welya (2024) AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN NARRATIVE TEXT AT SMAN 7 PADANG. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to describe the eleventh-grade students' ability to use Simple Past Tense in Narrative Text text at SMAN 7 Padang. This research design was a descriptive one, using a quantitative methods approach. In this research, the population was the eleventh-grade students at SMAN 7 Padang. The number of population was 350 students. In selecting the sample, the researcher used a convenience sampling technique. The number of samples was 35 students. The instrument used to get the data was a completion test. The researcher gave students 90 minutes to answer the sheet. The researcher did a real test on the students. The researcher found the reliability of the test by using standard deviation. It was found that the coefficient correlation was high 0.79 (see Appendix 6). It means that the test was reliable. Then the test is valid in terms of content because the material about narrative text has been covered in the curriculum and has been learned by the students (see Appendix 1) Generally, the result showed that the eleventh-grade students had very good ability in using simple past tense in narrative text, it was proved that 2 students (5.71%) had excellent, 15 students (42.85 %) had very good, 6 students (17.14%) had good, 10 students (28.57 %) had fairly good, 1 student (2.85%) had fair, 1 student (2.85%) had poor ability to use simple past tense in narrative text. Specifically, 2 students (5.71 %%) who had very good, 2 students (5.71 %) who had good, 7 students (20 %) who had fairly good, 1 student (2.85%) who had fair, 15 students (42.85 %) who had poor and 8 students (22.85 %) who had very poor to use simple past tense in nominal sentences in narrative text. 15 students (42.85 %) who had excellent, 11 students’ (31.42 %) very good, 6 students (17.14 %) who had good, 2 students (5.71 %) who had fairly good, and 1 student (2.85 %) who had poor to use simple past tense in verbal sentences in narrative text. Based on the result, it can be concluded that the student’s ability to use Simple Past Tense in Narrative Text was Very Good (42.85 %) Although, students to use Simple Past Tense in Narrative Text was good enough there were still some mistakes made by the students to use nominal and verbal sentences in narrative text. Future research is suggested to study the errors made by the students when using simple past tenses in narrative text.

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