TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE ... i
LEMBARAN PENGESAHAN ... ii
MOTTO iii
DEDICATION .

iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v
ABSTRACT .

viii

TABLE OF CONTENT ..

ix

LIST OF TABLES ..

xii

LIST OF APPENDICES .

xiii

CHAPTER I

Introduction . 1

1.1 Background of Study ..

1.2 Research Question ..
1.3 Hypothesis ..
1.4 Purpose of the Study ..
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Scope and Limitation .

CHAPTER II

Review of Literature ...

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2.1 Basic Concepts of Grammar .. 6

2.2 English Tense . 8
2.3 Past Tense ... 8
2.3.1 Simple Past Tense ..
9
2.3.2 Past Continuous Tense ...
11
2.3.3 Past Perfect Tense ...
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2.3.4

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

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2.4 Basic Concepts of Writing .. 13
2.5 The Importance of Writing .. 14
2.6 Recount as One of Text Types in English .. 15
2.7 Recount and Past Tense ...... 16
2.8 Grammar and Writing . 17
2.9 Research Finding 18

CHAPTER III Methodology . 19

3.1 Research Design .. 19
3.2 Setting of the Research 20
3.3 Population and Sample 21
3.3.1 Population .......
21
3.3.2 Sample ....
21
3.4 Variables of the Study . 22
3.5 Instruments ............................ 23
3.5.1
Past Tense Test ....... 24
3.5.2
Writing Test . 25
3.5.3
Scoring Technique .. 25
3.5.4
Try Out 26
3.6 Validity of the Test .. 27
3.7 Reliability of the Test .. 28
3.8 Item Analysis .. 30
3.8.1
Item Difficulty . 30
3.9 Data Collecting 31
3.10
Data Analysis ..
32

CHAPTER IV Result and Discussion .. 33

4.1 Correlation Analysis 33
4.2 Determination Coefficient ... 36
4.3 Interpretation of Research Finding .. 36

CHAPTER V

Conclusion and Suggestion . 38

5.1 Conclusion .. 38
5.2 Suggestion ... 39
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References . 41
Appendices 44

LIST OF TABLES

Table

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3.1 Total Number of Students
3.2 The Outline of the Past Tense Test ..
3.3 Interpretation of Item Difficulty ...
3.4 Result of the Item Difficulty of Past Tense Test Item .
4.1 The Square and Multiply of Past Tense and Writing Scores ..

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30
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32

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix
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Research Schedule
Pre-Tryout Instrument and the Answer Key
Scoring Rubric for Writing Test ..
Result of Instrument Analysis ..
Post-Tryout Instrument .
Students Scores on Past Tense and Writing Tests ..
Critical Value of r Product Moment .
Letters ...

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