An Analysis on the Problems Faced by the Ninth Grade Students in Comprehending Report Text At SMPN 27 Padang

Mustaqim, Mustaqim and Khairul, Khairul and Lely, Refnita (2015) An Analysis on the Problems Faced by the Ninth Grade Students in Comprehending Report Text At SMPN 27 Padang. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to find out the problems faced by the ninth grade students at SMPN 27 Padang in comprehending a report text. This research was limited to the students problems in comprehending general classification and description of report text. The design of this research was descriptive. The population of this research was the ninth grade students at SMPN 27 Padang. The number of population was 239 students. To select the sample, the researcher used cluster random sampling technique. The researcher took one class as sample ( class IX1 ) and the data were collected by giving a reading test. To know the reliability of the test, the researcher used split half method. The reliability index of this test was .87 and it was categorized into very high. The result of data analysis revealed that the majority of the ninth grade students at SMPN 27 Padang had problems in comprehending the report text. It was indicated by the fact that there were 20 students (58.82%) who had problems in comprehending report text and there were 14 students (41.18%) who had no problems in comprehending report text. Many students had problems in comprehending general classification of report text. It can be shown by the data that there were 31 students (91.18%) had problems and 3 students (8.82%) had no problems. The result of data analysis also demonstrated that most students had problem in comprehending description. It was indicated by the fact that there were 19 students (55.88%) who had problems and 15 students (44.12%) who had no problems. Finally, based on the findings, it could be concluded that many students of the ninth grade students at SMPN 27 Padang had problems in comprehending the report text. Consequently, it is suggested to English teachers to give the students more explanation about the general classification and description of report text and give more exercises to the students to improve their skills.Based on the result of the research, the English teacher are suggested to give the students more explanation or review about general classification and description of report text. The students are suggested to learn more about report text and to do more exercise in order to comprehend their ability in report text

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