AN ANALYSIS OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO COMPREHEND DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT SMAN 17 PADANG
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ABSTRACTReading comprehension is an essential skill in learning English as a foreign language. Students are required to understand various types of texts, including descriptive texts, in order to obtain information and knowledge. However, many students still got difficulties in comprehending English texts. Therefore, this research is aimed to analyze the tenth grade students’ ability to comprehend descriptive texts at SMAN 17 Padang. This study employed a descriptive quantitative research design. The population consisted of 147 tenth-grade students, and the sample was selected using cluster random sampling, and the selected class as sample was F4 consisting of 33 students. The data were collected using multiple-choice reading comprehension test, and it consists of 22 items related to the generic structure of descriptive texts: identification and description test. Then, they were analyzed using percentage and score classification based on the Minimum Mastery Criterion (KKM = 79). The findings revealed that the students’ ability in comprehending descriptive text was categorized as high. All students (100%) achieved high ability in comprehending both identification and description of descriptive text. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the tenth-grade students at SMAN 17 Padang have a high ability in comprehending descriptive texts. It is suggested that teachers continue to provide reading practice and motivation to maintain and improve students’ reading comprehension ability.
Keywords : reading comprehension, descriptive text, identification, description
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