A correlation between students' mastery of past tense and their ability in writing recount text (A correlation study of eleventh grade of MA Hasanussholihat in the Academic year 2010/2011)
| Main Author: | AZMI, Ulul |
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| Format: | Bachelors |
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Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan
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Daftar Isi:
- The objectives of the study are to find out the correlation between the students� mastery of past tense and their ability in writing recount text. The method of this research is correlation study and applied a purposive sampling technique, with the total number of the sample is 40 students. Meanwhile, the data were gained through tests, namely Grammar Test and Writing Test. The research data were analyzed by using product moment pearson. The formula used to find out the correlation between students� mastery of past tense and their ability in writing recount text. The result of this research are as follows, the average score of the student�s mastery in past tense is 66,15. The average score of the students� ability in writing recount text is 71,075. The final result from the formula was 0,8107 it means that the result obtained from the computation is greater than its critical value. Based on the result, it can be concluded that there is a significant correlation between students� mastery of past tense and their ability in writing recount text.