JURNAL FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN

AN ANALYSIS OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING PERSONAL RECOUNT TEXT AT SMA PERTIWI 1 PADANG

2025-09-21T14:16:17+00:00

ABSTRACT

This research aimed to describe the tenth grade students’ ability in writing personal recount text at SMA Pertiwi 1 Padang. The study applied a descriptive design with 30 students selected through cluster random sampling. Data were collected using a writing test and analyzed by an inter-rater technique, which showed high reliability (0.84). The findings revealed that 87% of students had high ability, but weaknesses remained in orientation (60% low) and language features (53% low). It can be concluded that although students’ overall ability was high, more practice and guidance are required in orientation and grammar mastery.

Key words: writing ability, recount text, orientation, language features, mechanics

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS' HABIT OF LISTENING TO ENGLISH SONGS AND THEIR VOCABULARY MASTERY AT THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

2025-09-21T14:25:20+00:00

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to examine the correlation between students’ habit of listening to English songs and their vocabulary mastery at the English Department of Bung Hatta University. Using a correlational design, the population consisted of 30 students selected through total sampling. The instruments were a questionnaire on listening habits and a vocabulary test. Data analysis revealed that the correlation coefficient (r_calculated = 0.340) was lower than r_table (0.361) at the 0.05 significance level, indicating no significant relationship between the two variables. Therefore, the null hypothesis was accepted, suggesting that listening to English songs does not significantly contribute to vocabulary mastery. This might be due to the repetitive, informal, or context-specific nature of song lyrics, as well as the tendency of students to listen for entertaining.

AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN COMPREHENDING FAIRY TALES AT SMK 1 MUHAMMADIYAH PADANG

2025-09-21T14:35:24+00:00

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The purpose of this research is to describe the ability of the eleventh-grade students in comprehending fairy tales at SMK 1 Muhammadiyah Padang in the academic year 2024/2025. The population was 89 students, and 14 students were selected as the sample using a convenience sampling technique. The instrument was a reading comprehension test with 25 short-answer items covering character traits, setting of time and place, and moral messages. The test was scored by two raters and showed a reliability coefficient of 0.72. The findings revealed that the students’ overall comprehension ability was low; 92.86% of students had low ability and only 7.14% had high ability. In character traits, 78.57% had high ability; in identifying setting, 50% had high ability; while in moral messages, 100% of students had low ability. It can be concluded that students’ comprehension of fairy tales was generally low, especially in identifying moral messages. Therefore, teachers are suggested to use varied instructional strategies such as story mapping, guided discussions, and inferential questioning to improve students’ higher-order thinking skills.

Keywords: Reading Comprehension, Fairy Tales, Character Traits, Setting, Moral Message

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS’ LEARNING MOTIVATION AND THEIR SPEAKING ABILITY AT SMA PERTIWI 1 PADANG

2025-09-21T14:44:18+00:00

ABSTRACT

This correlational research aimed to find out the correlation between the second grade students’ motivation and their speaking ability at SMA Pertiwi 1 Padang. The study utilized cluster random sampling to select a sample of 35 students. The study used two instruments to collect the data namely questionnaire for learning motivation and speaking test for speaking ability. The study revealed that the correlation between students’ learning motivation and their speaking ability was positive. Specifically the value of Rcalculated was higher than Rtable ( 0.368 > 0.344 df n-2 the value 0.05). The study also found the degree of students’ learning motivation in categorized high (The students who had high motivation is 52%). And this study found the level of students’ speaking ability was very good ( 97% students had very high speaking ability). Based on the findings, this study recommends that English teacher should improve students’ learning motivation and engage their speaking ability. An interactive activity in learning process can help the student who has difficulty in speaking and low motivation.

Keywords : Correlation, Learning Motivation, Speaking Ability

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ SELF-CONFIDENCE AND THEIR SPEAKING ABILITY AT SMA NEGERI 6 OKU, PALEMBANG SOUTH SUMATERA

2025-09-22T14:20:27+00:00

AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS` ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH AT SMK N 10 PADANG

2025-09-22T14:28:40+00:00

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This research is aimed to describe the eleventh grade students’ ability in writing descriptive paragraph at SMK N 10 Padang. It used descriptive design which involved 20 students as sample selected through convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using writing test and analyzed using inter-rater scoring to find out the test reliability index (0.94). The result of data analysis also showed that in general 16 students (80%) had high ability while 4 students (20%) had low ability. Specifically, students’ ability dealing with content was high (75%), organizing ideas was high (75%), using appropriate grammar was high (85%), using appropriate vocabulary was high (70%), and using the correct mechanics was high (65%). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that students’ ability to write descriptive paragraph was high; however, continuous practice is recommended to maintain and improve their writing skills.

Keywords: ability, writing, descriptive paragraph,

STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN USING SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

2025-09-22T15:16:53+00:00

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This study analyzes students’ errors in using the simple present tense in writing descriptive texts at SMAN 1 Baso. Mastery of the simple present tense is essential because it is the basic tense commonly used in descriptive writing. However, preliminary observations showed that many students still struggled with its application. The objective of this research was to identify the types and frequency of errors made by students when applying the simple present tense in writing descriptive texts. The research employed a quantitative method with a random sample of 14 students from class X.2. Data were collected through a writing test, and errors were classified based on surface strategy taxonomy into omission, addition, misordering, and misformation. The findings revealed a total of 52 errors consisting of omission (12 cases or 23.07%), addition (10 cases or 19.23%), misordering (5 cases or 9.63%), and misformation (25 cases or 48.07%). Misformation errors were found to be the most dominant, indicating that students had difficulties in using correct verb forms according to the subject. These results suggest the need for more explicit grammar instruction, especially regarding verb agreement and the use of auxiliary verbs, to help students reduce grammatical errors and improve their writing accuracy.

Keywords: Error analysis, simple present tense, descriptive text, student writing

AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO WRITE NARRATIVE TEXT AT SMAN 7 PADANG

2025-09-23T15:23:06+00:00

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This research aimed to describe the eleventh grade students’ ability in writing narrative text at SMAN 7 Padang. The study applied a descriptive design with 36 students selected through cluster random sampling. Data were collected using a writing test and analyzed by an inter-rater technique, which showed high reliability (0.89). The findings revealed that 97.2% of students had high ability, but weaknesses remained in re-orientation (91.6% low). It can be concluded that although students’ overall ability was high, more practice and guidance are required in re-orientation.

Key words: writing, ability, narrative text.