MIXED METHOD: STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN APPLYING POSSESSIVE PRONOUN IN WRITING SENTENCES AT THE 1ST SEMESTER FKIP UNILAK PEKANBARU

• Main Author: Syahdan Syahdan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Lancang Kuning 2017-07-01
• Series: Lectura: Jurnal Pendidikan
• Online Access: https://ejurnal.unilak.ac.id/index.php/lectura/article/view/853

As the students of English Department, the students should be able in doing grammar<br />well, in this case Possessive Pronoun. The purpose of this research was to find out the students’<br />ability in applying Possessive Pronoun and their common problem in applying Possessive<br />Pronoun in writing sentences at 1st semester FKIP UNILAK Pekanbaru. The type of the research<br />was mixed method in type of explanatory design. The number of population was 105 students, the<br />researcher took 53 students as sample of the 1st semester FKIP UNILAK Pekanbaru selected by<br />simple random sampling. In collecting the data the researcher used two instrument, test and<br />interview. The form of test was essay test. The interview is held to support the data. In analyzing<br />the data, the researcher used SPSS in descriptive statistics. The result of the analysis showed<br />that the average score of 1st semester student in applying Possessive Pronoun was 52.98.<br />Meanwhile for the median is 48, the mode is 20. The score of Standard Deviation is 27.93,<br />Variance is 780.25, and Range is 84. According to the Z-Score, it can be seen that 41.5%<br />students’ ability was higher than average and 58.5% students ability was below the average. It<br />can be seen that students’ ability in applying Possessive Pronoun was low. For the common<br />problem, based on the test, students still mixed up between Possessive Pronoun and Possessive<br />Adjectives. Students used wrong pattern in using Possessive Pronoun, in which they still use<br />Subject or Object Pronoun. Based on interview, students did not understand clearly about<br />Possessive Pronoun, also they have difficulties in learning Possessive Pronoun, for the reason of<br />absence of review the lesson. In conclusion, students’ ability in applying Possessive Pronoun<br />corresponds with their common problem.<br />Keywords:Possessive Pronoun