Novela Amrina Rosyada , 2201412147 (2016) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT USING GRAMMAR CHECKER APPLICATION IN THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK IPT KARANGPANAS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2015/2016. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

Preview

PDF Download (1MB) | Preview

Abstract

This final project is a quasi-experimental research that aims to find out whether there is any differences before and after the students are taught by using Grammar Checker Application. The subjects of this study were the tenth grade students of SMK IPT Karangpanas in the academic year of 2015/2016. The design used was Non-Equivalent Control Group Design that involved two groups, an experimental group and a control group. There were 60 students who involved in this study. There were five meetings for each class. One meeting was for pre-test. Three meetings were for treatments and one meeting was for post-test. First, the pre-test was given for both groups, the experimental and the control groups. In the treatments, the students of the experimental group were taught using Grammar Checker Application. On the other hand, the students of the control group were taught using conventional technique in which the teacher explained the materials orally and asked the students to work individually. The post-test was given after the treatments. Based on the result of this research, the mean score of the experimental group improved higher (from 64,6 to 80,27) than the control group (from 64,73 to 77,67). By using t-test formula, the t-value was 3,375 and the t-table for σ = 5% was 2,0017. It can clearly be seen that t-value was higher than the critical value (3,375>2,0017). Then, Sig. (2-tailed) value was 0,001 and it was more lower than 0,05.It means thatthe hypothesis of H1 is accepted and H0 is rejected. Based on the proven hypotheses, the writer can conclude that there is a significant difference of teaching Simple Present Tense in writing descriptive text between students who were taught using Grammarly Grammar Checker Application and students who were taught using conventional teaching. Lastly, the writer suggests the teacher to consider using Grammar Checker Application as a media in teaching Simple Present Tense in writing descriptive text and applying this application in his/her next classroom activities because it has been proven that this application can improve the tudents’ Simple Present Tense.

Actions (login required)

View Item