IMPROVING STUDENTS’ MASTERY ON THE USE OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE THROUGH INDUCTIVE METHOD
Abstract
Abstract
This research is aimed at describing how the Inductive method improves
students’ mastery on the use simple past tense on the eighth grade students of
SMP N 1 Sungai Raya in academic year 2017/2018. Based on the observations,
the students had problems on the use of simple past tense. The research was
conducted Class Room Action Research in three cycles. The inductive method
was selected to solve the problem. There are four steps in using inductive
method. The students were giving a set of examples; generalize a grammatical
rule, test the grammatical rule against in new sentences and revise the
grammatical rule. The researcher used observation and students’ writing
assessment to collect the data. The researcher also used observation checklist,
field note and students’ assessment to get the research finding. The finding of
this research indicated that the inductive method was successful. It showed in
the first step the students know about tenses is used in the sentences. They
know how to formulate the rule by analyzing the example in second step. Third
steps students were able to write simple pas tense correctly and the last steps
students could analyze the rule in the sentence. There were thirty four of thirty
six students already achieved the target score seventy five based on KKM. It
means 94 % students could achieve the standard score. In conclusion, Inductive
Method improved students’ mastery on the use simple past tense.
Key words: Mastery, simple past tense, Inductive Method.
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