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An Analysis Of Students’ Problems In Writing Descriptive Text Of The Third Grade Students Of Smpn 1 Tebing Tinggi
This research aims to find out the students’ problems and the factors that
cause students’ problems in writing descriptive text. The method used in this
research is descriptive quantitative. The researcher used written tests and
questionnaires as instruments. The population in this study were third grade
students of SMPN 1 Tebing Tinggi. School year 2022/2023. The sample was class
IX.4 consisting of 29 students selected using cluster random sampling. The findings
showed that students’ problems in writing descriptive texts were based on 5
assessment components in writing descriptive texts. First, the content component
with a score of 49 or including very poor criteria, second, the organization
component with a score of 48,25 or including very poor criteria, third, the grammar
component with a score of 52,5 or including poor criteria, fourth, the mechanics
component with a score of 55 or including poor criteria and the last component of
vocabulary with a score of 58,5 or including poor components. From the results of
these data, only 2 components are classified as very poor and there are 3
components that are classified as poor. This proves that students’ problems in
writing descriptive texts are academically classified as very poor. The factors that
caused students’ problems in writing descriptive text are first, trouble putting ideas
together (65.52%). Second, have not learned and do not know how to use simple
present tense (34.48%). And third, unwilling to look for text examples to help
demonstrate ideas when writing (27.59%).
Keywords: Writing, Descriptive Text, Student Problems.
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