THE EFFECT OF USING THE INDUCTIVE METHOD IN TEACHING SIMPLE PAST TENSE THROUGH NARRATIVE STORIES ON THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE MASTERY AT SMPN 2 SUKODONO LUMAJANG

Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the effect of using inductive method in teaching simple past tense through narrative stories on the eighth grade students of simple past tense mastery at SMPN 2 Sukodono Lumajang in the 2014/2015 academic years. The respondents of this research were choosing two classes that were determined by cluster random sampling (lottery) since the research population was homogeneous. The research respondents were determined by students’ English score in the previous midterm test. The number of respondents was 72 students, consisting of 36 students of grade VIII G as the control group that was taught by using the deductive method, and 36 students of grade VIII F as the experimental group that was taught by using inductive method. Then, after giving the treatment twice to the experimental group and two times teaching by using deductive method, to the control groups the simple past tense post-test was administered to both groups in the third meeting. The results of the past tense post-test were analyzed to find out the difference mean between the two groups. Further, the results of the past tense post-test were compared and analyzed by using independent t-test formula. Based on the calculation, the result of this research showed that there was a significant effect of using inductive method on student’s simple past tense mastery of the eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Sukodono Lumajang. It was proven by the value of t-test that was higher than the value of t-table with significance level of 5% (4.736>1.994). This means that the null hypothesis (H0) formulated: “there is no xv significant effect of using inductive method in teaching simple past tense through narrative stories on the eighth grade students of simple past tense mastery at SMPN 2 Sukodono Lumajang.” was rejected, while the alternative hypothesis (Ha): “there is a significant effect of using Inductive method in teaching simple past tense through narrative stories on the eighth grade students of simple past tense mastery at SMPN 2 Sukodono Lumajang” was accepted. Based on the results of this research, it proved that there was a significant effect of using Inductive method in teaching simple past tense through narrative stories on the eighth grade students of simple past tense mastery at SMPN 2 Sukodono Lumajang. Therefore, it is recommended for the English teacher to use Inductive method in teaching simple past tense through narrative stories. Moreover, the result of this research can be used by the future researchers as a reference or information in conducting a future research dealing with similar problem by using another research design by applying Inductive method in teaching simple past tense through narrative stories.