ASSESSING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL
(A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ IN SMA NEGERI 4 PURWOKERTO AND SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1
PURWOKERTO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017)
THESIS
Submitted to the English Education Department as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for S. Pd Degree
By :
JANUAR WIDIASTUTI 1201050045
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
APPROVAL
TITLE : ASSESSING STUDENTS‟ WRITING SKILL (A
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TENTH
GRADE STUDENTS‟ IN SMA NEGERI 4
PURWOKERTO AND SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1 PURWOKERTO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017)
NAME : JANUAR WIDIASTUTI
NIM : 1201050045
FACULTY : TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH EDUCATION
THESIS SUPERVISOR : Dr. Furqanul aziz. MPd
APPROVED BY
SUPERVISOR
Skripsi Berjudul
ASSESSING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL
(A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ IN SMA NEGERI 4 PURWOKERTO AND SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1
PURWOKERTO
IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017)
Dipersiapkan dan disusun oleh JANUAR WIDIASTUTI
1201050045
Telah dipertahankan di depan Dewan penguji pada tanggal 18 Januari 2017 dan dinyatakan telah memenuhi syarat untuk diterima sebagai kelengkapan persyaratan untuk mendapatkan gelar Sarjana pendidikan Program Studi
pendidikan Bahasa Inggris.
Pembimbing
Dr.Furqanul Aziez.MPd ... NIP. 19621106 198910 1 001
Penguji NIP 19530325 198312 2 001
Purwokerto, 18 Januari 2017 Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
Fakultas keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Dekan
SURAT PERNYATAAN
Saya yang bertandatangan di bawah ini: Nama : Januar Widiastuti NIM : 1201050045
Program Studi: Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas : Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Menyusun skripsi dengan judul
ASSESSING STUDENTS‟ WRITING SKILL
(A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS‟ IN SMA NEGERI 4 PURWOKERTO AND SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1
PURWOKERTO
IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017)
Menyatakan dengan sungguh-sungguh bahwa skripsi ini adalah hasil karya tulis saya sendiri dan bukan dibuatkan oleh orang lain atau jiplakan atau modifikasi karya orang lain. Bila pernyataan ini tidak bener, maka saya bersedia menerima sanksi, termasuk pencabutan gelar kerjasama yang sudah saya peroleh.
Purwokerto, 18 Januari 2017 Yang menyatakan,
APPROVAL OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
TITLE : ASSESSING STUDENTS‟ WRITING SKILL (A
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TENTH
GRADE STUDENTS‟ IN SMA NEGERI 4
PURWOKERTO AND SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1 PURWOKERTO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017)
NAME : JANUAR WIDIASTUTI
NIM : 120105007045
FACULTY : TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH EDUCATION
THESIS SUPERVISOR : Dr. Furqanul Aziez,M.Pd
Approved by Thesis Supervisor
STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP
I here by state that the thesis entitled assessing students‟ writing skill (a comparative study of the tenth grade students‟ in SMA Negeri 4 Purwokerto and SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Purwokerto in the academic year 2016/2017) is my own
original research result. There is no other‟s work or statement that I did not put in
the references.
Purwokerto, 18 January 2017
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu‟alaikum Wr. Wb
Alhamdulillahirobbil‟alamin. Praise be to allah SWT for all His wonderful
mercy and blessing so that this thesis can be finished on time. This thesis is submitted to fulfil one of the requirements to get S.Pd Degree from University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. In making this thesis, there were a lot of help and support from several people. Therefore, I would like to thank the following for all the helps and support.
1. Dr. H. Samsuhadi Irsyad, S.H., M.H., the rector of University of Muhammdiyah Purwokerto.
2. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum., the dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty as well as the chief of English Department who has given permission to write this thesis and who has given oppotunity and agreement to conduct this research.
3. Aulia nisa, the chief of English Department who has given permission to write this thesis and who has given opportunity and agreement to conduct this research.
4. Dr. Furqanul Aziez,M.Pd, my thesis supervisor who gave his time to give suggestions, guidance, and helps patiently during the process of writing this thesis.
6. SMA Negeri 4 Purwokerto , thank for your permission for me to take a data. 7. SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Purwokerto , thank for your permission for me to
take a data.
8. Some of the students at tenth grade in SMA Negeri 4 Purwokerto who have good participation in this research.
9. Some of the students at tenth grade in SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Purwokerto who have good participation in this research.
Finally, this thesis is hoped to be able to provide useful knowledge and information for the readers, although I believe, there are still many weaknesses of this thesis. Therefore, suggestions from the readers in order to make it better will be appreciated.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb
Purwokerto, 17 January 2017
DEDICATION
Bismillahirrohmaanirrohim. This thesis dedicated to :
1. my hero and my everything, Bapak Yusmani and Ibu Suji Prihatin, thank you for your love, affection, your countless support, patient, and especially your financial support so i can finish my study and get my name addition so my name so long now, you are the best in my life.
2. my beloved older sister, Kurnia Puji Lestari and her husband Anang Dwi Santoso and also their son Kevin Fairuz Amzar, thank you for your support and pray that make me stronger. And for my nephew thank you for distrubing me when i did my thesis you are the sunshine in the darkness.
3. Dr. Furqanul Aziez,M.Pd , my supervisor, for having inspired and guided me patiently in composing this thesis.
4. all the examiners who have given suggestions and critics to this thesis. And also all my great lectures in english department for the invaluable teaching. 5. my closest friend Oxza Begya Tri Prakoso, thank you for anything you done
in helping me to finish this thesis.
6. my sunshine TIARA AYA PUTRI S.Pd thanks for anything you did, your help are means a lot.
7. My beloved “Berbie” Rizky Amalia, Nunik Puspa mega, Siti Kholifah, Maresesa Ulfah, Mia Manda (sorry i dont know your complete name honey), Mickhael Siebers thank you for anything.
8. my beloved classmate PBI 12 B. Thanks for taught me about friendship and togetherness.
MOTTO
Allaah is sufficient for mr, There is no God but He, on Him I do rely and He is The Lord of Mighty Power
(Al-Maidah: 129)
“Intelligence is not determinant of success, but hard work is the real determinant of your success”
(Anonymous)
“If you fall a thousand times, stand up millions of times because you do not know how close you are to success”
(Anonymous)
TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
LEGALIZATION ... iii
LEGALIZATION ... iv
APPROVAL SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE ... v
STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
DEDICATION ... viii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Research ... 1
B. Reason for Choosing the topic ... 3
C. Problem of the Research ... 3
D. Aim of the Research ... 3
E. Contribution of the Research ... 4
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Method of the Research ... 18
B. Place and Time of the Research ... 18
C. Subject of the Research ... 19
D. Technique of Collecting Data ... 20
E. Technique of Analyzing Data ... 20
CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. Result ... 22
B. Discussion ... 34
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 39
B. Suggestion ... 40 REFERENCES
LIST OF TABLE
Table 3.1. The Time Schedule of the Research ... 19
Table 1 : Performance of the students in the completion of words: (n=15) ... 22
Table 2: Performance of the students in sentence making/syntax: (n=15) ... 23
Table 3: Performance of the students in comprehension : (n=15) ... 23
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1. question
Appendix 2. Students‟ score of Each sub-skills Appendix 3. Chi-Square table
ASSESSING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL
(A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ IN SMA NEGERI 4 PURWOKERTO AND SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1
PURWOKERTO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017)
JANUAR WIDIASTUTI 1201050045
ABSTRACT
This research was aimed to evaluate and assess the students‟ competency
in writing skill at secondary level in the English Language that focusing in four major content areas: word completion, syntax, comprehension, and tenses/grammar. The target population was 15 students in tenth grade in SMA Negeri 4 Purwokerto and SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Purwokerto in the academic year 2016/2017. They were taken using simple random sampling. An achievement test consisting of different items was develop to assess the students‟ competency and proficiency in sub- skills of writing such as word completion, syntax, comprehension, and tenses/ grammar. Mean score was used to analyze the
students‟ competency in each sub-skills. The Chi-square was applied to compare
the students‟ proficiency in sub-skill of writing in public and privat schools. The
overall performance of all the students‟ was better in all aspect of sub-skills. The analysis, based on the chi-square, revelead only one significant difference
between the students‟ performance in public and privat schools that is in word completion, whereas for the other aspect there is not difference between students‟
performance in public and privat schools.
