An Analysis of Students' Ability in Reading Descriptive Text at Grade 8 of SMPS Panca Jaya Galang

Lidya Lorenza Septina Zalukhu; Royani Situmorang; Suci Silviana Aswa; Natali Widya Pasca Tarigan; Nurteteng Nurteteng

doi:10.36232/jurnalpendidikanbahasa.v10i1.4024

Lidya Lorenza Septina Zalukhu Universitas Prima Indonesia
Royani Situmorang Universitas Prima Indonesia
Suci Silviana Aswa Universitas Prima Indonesia
Natali Widya Pasca Tarigan Universitas Prima Indonesia
Nurteteng Nurteteng Universitas Pendidikan Muhammadiyah Sorong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36232/jurnalpendidikanbahasa.v10i1.4024

Keywords: Students' Ability, Reading, Descriptive Text

Abstract

This study aims to analyze of students’ ability in reading descriptive text. Respondents in this study consisted of 20 students grade 8. This research was conducted at SMPS Panca Jaya Galang, Jl. Sei Karang Kampung Agam Galang. The method used in this research is qualitative method. Data was taken through test and questionnaires. The result showed that the average score of the students’ ability to reading descriptive text is 40. The test result showed that there were 2 students who got a score of 10, there were 2 students who got a score of 30, there were 10 students who got a score of 40, there were 4 students who got a score of 50, there are 2 students who get a value of 60. Therefore, it can be concluded that the of students’ ability in reading descriptive text is “low”.

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