THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITIES AND THEIR ABILITY IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT OF THE SECOND YEAR OF SMAN 1 SIAK REGENCY

Main Author: Nurmala Juwita,
Format: Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2012
Subjects:
SMA
Online Access: http://repository.uin-suska.ac.id/9427/1/2012_2012252.pdf
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  • The research has three formulations of the problems that how students’ brainstorming activities is, how students’ ability in writing narrative text is, and there any significant correlation between students’ brainstorming activities and their ability in writing narrative text of the second year of SMAN 1 SIAK is. The research was carried out at SMAN 1 Siak. It was conducted from August 03 until 13, 2011. The subject of the research was the second year students of SMAN 1 Siak. Determining sample size from population, Slovin formula was appropriate to measure sample size in this research. It considered to probability of significance 5%. So, the sample is 94 students from 123 students and random sampling was assigned this research. In collecting data, the writer used observation and test, observation was used in order to collect the data of students’ brainstorming activities and test was used in order to collect the data of students’ ability in writing narrative text at the second year students of SMAN 1 Siak. In analyzing the data, the writer used ESL Composition Profile. In order to know the significant correlation between students’ brainstorming activities and their ability in writing narrative text of the second year of SMAN 1 Siak, the scores were analyzed by using product memont formula. The writer used SPSS version 16.00. From the research findings, it can be concluded that there is correlation between students’ brainstorming activities and ability in writing narrative text of the second year student of SMAN 1 Siak. The variable of correlation coefficient of the students’ brainstorming activities toward ability in writing narrative text is 0.897, sig (1-tailed) = 0.000. The interpretation as follows: The score of probability or sig. (2-tailed) is < 0.05. It means that Ho is rejected which indicates there is correlation between students’ brainstorming activities and their ability in writing narrative text. The correlation coefficient between students’ brainstorming activities and their ability in writing narrative text is 0.897, the sign positive. It means that there is positive correlation.