The Correlation between Students' Vocabulary Mastery and Writing Descriptive Text Ability of the Eighth Grade Students in SMP Negeri 40 Palembang

Putri, Natalia (2021) The Correlation between Students' Vocabulary Mastery and Writing Descriptive Text Ability of the Eighth Grade Students in SMP Negeri 40 Palembang. S-1 thesis, 021008 Universitas Tridinanti Palembang.

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Abstract

The purposes of this research were to find out the correlation between students' vocabulary mastery and writing descriptive text and the contribution of vocabulary mastery on writing ability. The population of the study was all of the 8th grade students in SMP Negeri 40 Palembang. In choosing the sample, purposive sampling was used that involved 134 students. The data were collected by using vocabulary mastery and writing descriptive text ability tests. The data were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment to investigate the correlation between both variables and regression analysis. The results showed that the coefficient of r-value was 0.557. The category of correlation between vocabilary mastery and writing ability showed a moderate correlation. It was found that there was significant correlation between students' vocabulary mastery and writing descriptive text ability of the eighth grade students in SMP Negeri 40 Palembang. There was also contribution of vocabulary mastery to writing descriptive text ability of the eighth grade students as much 31%. Therefore, the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. In other words, having a rich vocabulary mastery can make students easier for students to write especially for writing descriptive text.

Item Type: Thesis (S-1)
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Divisions: Fakultas FKIP > S1 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Ms Putri Natalia
Date Deposited: 27 Oct 2021 03:03
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2021 03:03
URI: http://repository.univ-tridinanti.ac.id/id/eprint/3673

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