A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF TENSES MASTERY OF THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SDN JEMBER LOR I IN THE 2001 / 2002 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

This research was intended to describe the fifth grade students' tenses mastery at SDN Jember Lor I in the 2001 / 2002 Academic Year. The research design was descriptive. The respondent determination method was a population with fifty five of the fifth grade students at SDN Jember Lor I in the 200I / 2002 academic year. The primary data were obtained from the test on Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense. The kind of test in this research was an achievement test. The tenses test was a teacher-made test in the form of objective test. The collected data were analyzed by using the percentage formula. Then, they were analyzed descriptively. Documents and interview were used to collect the supporting data. The research results showed that on the average, the filth grade students' tenses mastery was categorized as enough (M = 63,4). On the average, the students' mastery of the Simple Present Tense was good (M = 78,7) but on the average, the students' mastery of the Simple Past Tense was enough (M = 56,3). Based on the results above, the English teacher is suggested to pay more attention to teaching the tenses, particularly the Simple Past Tense in order to improve the students' tenses mastery.