THE STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE PHARMACY
FACULTY STUDENTS OF UMS IN UNDERSTANDING
DRUG LABELS.
Research Paper
Submitted as a Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for Getting the Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department Written By :
SUSIATI A.320.990.070.
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
APROVAL
THE STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE PHARMACY FACULTY
STUDENTS OF UMS IN UNDERSTANDING DRUG LABELS
Written By :
Nama : SUSIATI
N I M : A. 320 990 070
Consultant I Consultant II
ACCEPTANCE
Accepted by the Board of examiner School of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
Team of Examiners :
1. Drs Agus Wijayanto. M,A ( )
(Chair Person)
2. Dra. Rini Fatmawati ( )
(Member I)
3. Drs. Abdillah Nugroho. M.Hum ( ) (Member II)
Dean,
DEDICATION
My beloved family : father, mother, brother and sister One who make me as his
wonderful friends (Mbop) My beloved nepwe and
nieces
MOTTO
“Janganlah Kamu Mengharapkan Kebaikan Orang Lain Jika Kamu Tidak Tahu Kebaikan Apa Yang Ada Pada Diri Kita.”
The Writer
“Good Day Is A Good Time”
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Bismillahirohmanirrohim,
Glory to allah the Almighty, lord of the universe that has blessed the writer with heath and tremendous power to finish this research paper. However, this succes
would not be gained without the help from many individuals and / or institution.
In this opportunity, the writer also wants to express her special gratitude:
1. Drs. Agus Widjayanto, M.A as the fist consultant who has guided and advised
patiently during the arrangement of this research paper.
2. Dra. Rini Fatmawati as the second consultant who has improved the writer’s
writing in order to makr this research paper interesting to read in correct
sentence.
3. Drs. H. Bambang Sumardjoko, M.Pd., the dean of Faculty of Teacher Training
Education in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
4. Dra. Endang Fauziati, M.Hum, as the Chief of English Department of
Muhammadiyah of Surakarta.
5. Dra. Siti Zuhriah Ariatmi, M.Hum, as the academic consultant and all
lecturers in Enghlish Department who have rhared and given theirs knowledge
to the writer in mastering English.
6. All librarians whose place has been visited, for giving permission and
7. The writer’s beloved Family : Fa’ Ma’ Brothers Sisters, Mb’ Ron, Thankfully,
the writer has forever family who love with an conditional love, regardless of
how messed the writer is. The writer has loved them from the start and always will………?
8. The wrter’s forever friends ( G- SEVENS CLUB ) : Hanyaxs (Lelly), Son dlot
(phits), See tea (Miss talk active), Dido (Ida), Cladara (Mega=Muji), and Wito
(Wieds’ I one). Thanks for everything for me and success for them.
9. The writer’s nieces and nepwe : Didin, Mima, Bagas, Deshinta, Widya, Wini, Dhian, and Inuk for cheering the writer up.
10. All mates in boarding house : Wiwien (kenthang), olive (popeye), Emsvrit
(miss close up), Indrajid (funniest girl), Wito (I one), Jacky, Tatiek, Tika, Esti,
Syahank, and all mates in boarding, for the joking and happiness in our
togetherness.
11. All crew of Mentaya Computer : Mb’ Tanty and Ms. Jokoe thanks for your
cooperation and service.
12. All people who are forgotten and to long mention one by one, the writer says
thanks you million times. “KEEP YOUR FRIENDSHIP GUYS”?
For All, the writer can present nothing but the deepest thanks. Then, the writer realizes that this research paper is far from perfect. In order to make this research
paper better, the writer happy welcome any criticism and suggestion.
Wassallamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, 12 august 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE……….. TABLE OF CONTENT……….. SUMMARY………. CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION………
1st. Background of the Study……….
2nd. Problem of the
Study………...
3rd. Limitation of the
Study………
4th. Purpose of the
Study………
5th. Benefit of the
Study……….
6th. Definition of Key
Terms……….
7th. Research Paper
Organization………..
CHAPTER II : UNDERLYING THEORY……… 1st. The Notion of Reading Comprehension……….. 2nd. Reading Comprehension
Skills………...
3rd. The Comprehension of sentence Meaning…………..
h
Meaning………..
5th. The Notion of Drug
Labels………..
6th. The Function of Drug Labels………..
7th. Testing……… …….
8th. The Composition of Multiple Choice………..
9th. General Principle of Multiple Choice Items…………
CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD……… 1st. The Type of Research………..
2nd. The Subject of The Study………...
3rd. The Data
Source………..
4th. The Method of Collecting Data………...
5th. The Technique of Analyzing Data………..
6th. The Scoring
Technique………
CHAPTER IV : DATA ANALYSIS……….. 1st. Data Presentation………. 2nd. Data
Analysis………... 3rd. Justifying The Research
Result………...
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION……….
i
1st. Conclusion………... 2nd. Suggestion………
SUMMARY
SUSIATI, A.320.990.070. THE STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE PHARMACY FACULTY STUDENTS OF UMS IN UNDERSTANDING DRUG LABELS.
The objective of this study is to know the ability of the second semester students of Pharmacy Faculty in understanding drug labels.
The method used in this research is descriptive method, which emphasizes the discription of the students' ability in understanding drug labels.
The writer takes 40 students at the second semester students in 2002-2003 as the sample. In getting the sample, the writer uses random sampling where every member of population has the same opportunity to member the sample. To get data, the writer gives a test to the students. The steps taken by the writer in analyzing the data are score, tabulating, and looking for the percentage with the category: very good, good, fair, and poor.
Based on the data analysis, the writer concludes that the second semester students of Pharmacy Faculty in UMS dot not get difficulties in understanding drug labels.
Consultant I Consultant II
( Drs. Agus Wijayanto, M.A ) ( Dra. Rini Fatmawati )
Dean,
