Teaching Simple Present Tense to the Fifth Year Students of SD Negeri 12 Palu through Jumbled Words

  • Sari Wulandari Universitas Muhammadiyah Palu
Keywords: Simple Present Tense, Jumbled words, Teaching

Abstract

This research aimed at proving whether or not the use of jumbled word technique is effective in teaching simple present tense. The population of this research was the fifth year students of SD Negeri 12 Palu. The sample of this research was selected by using total sampling. The number of the sample was 23 students. This research applied a pretest – posttest one group design. It involved one group only. To get the data, the group was tested before and after the treatment by giving pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed by using statistical analysis to know the significant difference of the students in pretest and posttest. Based on the result of statistical computation, the researcher found that the value of the t-counted is 4,49. Consulting to the t-value by applying 37 degree of freedom (df) of 23-1 = 22 of 0,05 of critical value, the researcher found that the t-table value is 2,07. This shows that the hypothesis of the research is accepted. Therefore, it could be concluded that the use of jumbled words technique was effective in improving students’ ability in constructing simple present tense.

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Published
2020-12-06
How to Cite
Wulandari, S. (2020). Teaching Simple Present Tense to the Fifth Year Students of SD Negeri 12 Palu through Jumbled Words. Journal of Foreign Language and Educational Research, 2(2), 41-48. https://doi.org/10.31934/jofler.v2i2.1354