Journal Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Islamic University of Riau, Pekanbaru, October 13th 2016

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS ABILITY IN WRITING REPORT TEXT

AT SECOND GRADE OF SMAN 12 PEKANBARU
Mirza Novica
Email: mirza.novica92@gmail.com
Dr. Sri Yuliani, M.Pd 1
Andi Idayani, S.Pd., M.Pd 2
Abstract: The report text is a statement of the results of an investigation or of any
matter on which definite information is required. The purpose of a technical report is to
completely and clearly describe technical work, why it was done, a result obtained and
implications of those results. This text is the result of a systematic observation and
analysis. The design of this research was descriptive quantitative research. This
research was conducted to find out what level of students' ability in writing report text
at second grade of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru. In this chapter, the researcher would present
the findings based on the data obtained from rater. In writing report text ability, the
student were assessed in four terms, they are structure (S), formatting (F), mechanics
(M), and documentation and references (D&R). The instrument of the research was
students writing in report text. The purpose of the instrument as tool to collect the data
from respondents of the research. The researcher gave test to the students, then students
chosen one topic. The technique of collecting data by asking students to write report
text into the answer sheet with the selection of the topic of observation of objects,
animals, people and places. The researcher took 65 students as the sample consisting of
2 classes, 31 students from class XI MIPA1 and 34 students from class XI MIPA4.
Based on the result of the average of each component on report text, the highest
average of documentation & references was 7.8, component mechanics was 7.4,
component formatting was 6.8, and component structure was 6.6. Based on the result of
analyzing of students ability in writing report text at second grade of SMAN 12
Pekanbaru, found that average of their ability was 71,5 categorized fair.
Keywords: Analysis, Writing Ability, Report Text

INTRODUCTION
Background of Problem
Writing is one of the four basic skills
that should be learned by the students in
Senior High School beside speaking,
listening, and reading. This skill is needed
for them to support the progress of their
academic achievement. By writing, the
students will know how to write a good
content into a text about the object that
they want to describe and how to organize
the ideas which are supported with
relevant supporting sentences. In this skill,
the students can improve their grammar
such as how to use correct tenses,
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adjective, articles and a noun phrase. They

also can arrange a text into good
mechanics such as word spelling,
punctuation, and capitalization. Thus, this
skill is useful for students especially for
Senior High School students in the second
year.
Writing learning material contained
in the English lesson plan curriculum 2013
for class XI, the core competence of no. 3
Understanding
knowledge
(factual,
conceptual and procedural) by curiosity
about science, technology, art, culture,
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associated phenomena, and events seem

real and basic competencies of no. 3.13
Applying text structure and language
elements to carry out a social function text
by stating factual report and inquire about
the factual scientific texts about people,
animals, objects, symptoms, natural and
social events, short, and simple.
Based on the researcher observation
at class XI of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru, the
researcher has obtained the phenomenon
that; 1) Lack of curiosity of students
towards the subject matter presented by
the teachers. In a learning situation,
students tend to get tired and less
enthusiastic in learning the English
language, especially on the ability to write.
2) Students skills in writing report text are
poor, the inverted arrangement of many
stories and not directed properly. The
concept of the story that written is still
disheveled. 3) The low ability students in
writing report text, an arrangement of the
general classification and description is
still not well-structured. 4) Based on
teacher lesson plans, teachers often use test
answer choice instead of the writing test
students, so that students are less able to
develop their ability while writing report
text.
The report text is a statement of the
results of an investigation or of any matter
on which definite information is required.
The purpose of a technical report is to
completely and clearly describe technical
work, why it was done, a result obtained
and implications of those results.
This text is the result of a systematic
observation and analysis). Thus, the actual
report and descriptive text have differences
are quite clear, although both appear to be
regarded as "twin brothers" though. In
essence, in the text report usually contains
facts observations, research, observations
of objects, animals, people and places.
Most importantly this text can be proven
scientifically. While the descriptive text
that does not require scientific proof.
The above problems mentioned need
to be solved in order to achieve the goal of
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teaching writing itself. There are some

alternative solutions to overcome them,
such as joining teacher training or
workshop, varying teaching aids, adding
materials other than students book and
exercise book and finding effective
teaching techniques to be implemented in
the classroom.
Based on these descriptions, the
author is interested in doing research by
title An Analysis of Students Ability in
Writing Report Text at Second Grade
of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru.
Identification of the Problem
Based on the background of the
study mentioned above, the identification
of the problem are:
1. Lack of curiosity of students towards
the subject matter presented by the
teachers. In a learning situation,
students tend to get tired and less
enthusiastic in learning the English
language, especially on the ability to
write.
2. Student skills in writing report text are
poor, the inverted arrangement of many
stories and not directed properly. The
concept of the story that written is still
disheveled. Students are also still
difficult to write simple present tense.
3. Low ability students in writing report
text, an arrangement of the general
classification and description are still
not well-structured. The description of
the students still often randomized and
repeated.
4. Based on teacher lesson plans, teachers
often use test answer choice instead of
the writing test students, so that
students are less able to develop their
description while writing report text.
The sampling of this study is random
sampling with number 38 students of
XIA class and XIB class.
Limitation of the Problem
The researcher limits the study about
Students Ability In Writing Report Text
At Second Grade of SMAN 12
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Pekanbaru. In this paper, the author

focused only to find out students ' level
ability in writing report text.
Formulation of the Problem
Based on the limitation of the
problem above, formulation of problem
formulation follows: what level of
students ability in writing report text at
second grade of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru?

THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Writing
According to Alice (1999) Writing
is a discovery process that involves
discovering ideas, how to organize them
and what that you want to put over on
your order, so a lot of what an author
doesnt actually appear on the page. It is a
means of communication. Whenever the
author wants to write, he has to know the
audience or reader, it will help in reaching
the goal of communicating clearly and
effectively.
According to Groth (2013), there are
three basic principles in academic writing,
namely, content, register, and offenses.
Referring to content, it should be made
clear, specific, and relevant. The register
should be formal, to the point, and
concise. On the other hand, academic
writing should be free from offenses and,
in most cases, should avoid sensitive
issues.
According to Yi (2009) writing is a
process of expressing ideas or thoughts in
words, should be done at our leisure. How
can we do something that we do not
enjoy? Writing can be very enjoyable as
long as we have the ideas and the means
to achieve it. Writing is the activity or
occupation of writing, for example, books,
stories, or articles. We can take more
times to think and choose words in order
to express our idea, thought, and feeling.
We still can make editing or revision if it
is not so clear to express what intends to
write. Writing is a progressive activity.
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This means that when you first write

something down, you have already been
thinking about what you are going to say
and how you are going to say it. The after
you have finished writing, you read what
you have written and made changes and
corrections. Therefore, writing is never an
ones step actions; it is a process that has
several steps.
Report Text
According to Bloom (1987) report is
a text which presents information about
something. It is as a result of systematic
observation and analysis. Report text has
two generic structures. The first is general
classification it is usually in the first
paragraph of the text. This part usually
introduces the topic of the report or tells
what phenomenon under discussion is. It
can be a short description of the subject or
it can be definitions from the subject that
are described. The second is the
description. In this part, the author usually
will describe the details of the topic or
subject such as physical appearance, parts,
qualities, habits or behavior. Every
paragraph in the part of description usually
gives us information about one feature of
the subject.
According to Reid (2012), a report is
a highly structured document written in a
formal style. Normally a report is based on
your reading and some form of practical
work, such as an investigation, survey,
experiment or review of practice in other
organizations. Reports are written for a
particular purpose, to inform, to persuade,
or to offer recommendations. They are also
produced for a specific audience. Reports
generally draw conclusions based on their
findings and may suggest a course of
action or areas of further research.
According to Hyland (2004), a
report is a statement of the results of an
investigation or of any matter on which
definite information is required. Reports
are a highly structured form of writing
often following conventions that have
been laid down to produce a common
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format. Structure and convention in

written reports stress the process by which
the information was gathered as much as
the information itself.
According to Leah and Jefferson
(2009) the purpose of a technical report is
to completely and clearly describe
technical work, why it was done, result
obtained and implications of those result.
The technical report serves as means of
communicating the work to others and
possibly providing useful information
about that work at some later date. A wellwritten report allows the reader to quickly
understand what has been accomplished.
The report also provides sufficient detail to
allow the reader to recreate the results
although the level of detail provided
depends heavily on the reports audience
and any proprietary nature of the work.
According to Smithee (2009) clear
presentation is at least as important as the
results themselves; therefore, writing a
report is an exercise in effective
communication of technical information.
Result, such as numerical values, designed
systems or graphs by themselves are not
very useful. To be meaningful to others,
result must be supported by a written
explanation describing how results were
obtained and what significance they hold,
or how a designed system actually
functions.
There
are
uncountable
variations in engineering report format.
Each group, institution, company may
have its own standard format to follow.
This report is being offered as an example
of the kind of information and progression
order that should be present in a sound
technical report. There are certain
elements common in most engineering
writings. These elements can be seen in
any typical engineering report. A
technical report must inform readers of
the reasons, means, results, and
conclusions of the subject matter being
reported. The mechanics and format of
writing a report may vary but the content
is always similar.

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RESEARCH METODOLOGY
Research Design
The design of this research was
descriptive
quantitative
research.
According to Sugiyono (2012) the
descriptive quantitative research is a kind
of research a form of research based on
data collected during the
study
systematically the facts and the properties
of the object studied by combining the
relationship between variables involved in
it, then interpreted based on the theories
and related literature. This method aimed
to provide a fairly clear picture of the
problem under study.
Location and Time of the Research
The research has been completed at
SMAN 12 Pekanbaru on Garuda Sakti
streets Km No. 3, Tampan, Pekanbaru
City during February March 2016.
Subject of the Research
According
Sugiyono
(2012)
population was a generalization which
consisted of objects/ subjects that had
certain qualities and characteristics were
determined by the investigator to be
studied and then drawn conclusions.
Population was all of individual of subject
research. The population in this research
was 303 student of second grade at
SMAN 12 Pekanbaru.
Tabel 1
Population of the Research
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Class

Gender
1

XI IIS
XI IIS2
XI IIS3
XI IIS4
XI IIS5
XI MIPA1
XI MIPA2
XI MIPA3
XI MIPA4

Male
16
21
17
18
9
11
12
17
10
131

Total
Female
17
16
21
17
19
20
18
20
24
172

33
37
38
35
28
31
30
37
34
303

According to Arikunto (2010),

definition of sample was a part of the
number and characteristics by the
population. If total number of population
of the research has more than 100, then it
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can be taken between 10-15% or 20-25%.

In this study researchers have set 21%
from the total amount of 303 students and
it was 65 students which consisted of 2
class, they were 31 students from class XI
MIPA1, and 34 students from class XI
MIPA4.
Instrument of the Research
The instrument of the research was
students writing in report text. The
purpose of the instrument as tool to collect
the data from respondents of the research.
The researcher gave test to the students,
then students chosen one topic from the
list, following:
1)
Observations of object, such as
books, class, hat, etc.
2)
Animals, such as panda, elephant,
cat, dog, etc.
3)
People, such as family, friend,
president, idol, etc.
4)
Places, such as beach, tour vacation,
mount, lake, etc.
The Technique of Analyzing Data
After collecting the data, the
researcher gave the documentation to the
rater. Then, researcher and the rater gave
the score based on the wring report text
rubric score. In this research, the rubric
scores of report text divided into three
main categories; 1) Does not meet
expectations (1 3 point) means results of
student writing report text are less
structured, poorly quality of the content
written, a lot of grammar mistakes and the
intent of the text cant be understood. 2)
Meets expectations (4 7 point) the
results of student writing report text is
well composed, quite consistent quality of
the writing, grammar errors can be
tolerated, and the intent of the text still
can be understood. 3) Exceeds
expectations mean the results of student
writing report text has been arranged
perfectly, very professional quality of the
writing, grammar and spelling is used
perfectly, the contents of the text is very
easy to understand. Finally, the researcher
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took and calculated all the scores from

rater and analyzed students wring report
text whether their writing categorized:
Tabel 2
Rubric Score of Report Text
No Writing
dimensions/
Weight
1 Structure
(30%)

Formatting
(30%)

Mechanics
(20%)

Does not meet

expectations
(1 3 points)
Paragraph are
poorly organized;
use of sections is
illogical and
hinders
document
navigation
Document is
formatted poorly
and lacks a
quality format

Sentences are
poorly written;
there are
numerous
incorrect word
choice and errors
in grammar,
punctuation and
spelling
Documentation Fails to correctly
and references document any
(20%)
sources or to
utilize
appropriate
citation forms

Total 100%

Meets
Expectations
(4 7 points)
Paragraph are
usually wellorganized; use of
sections is logical
and generally
allows easy
navigation of the
document
Formatting of the
document is
generally
consistent and
adequate,
and includes a
good quality
format
Sentences are
generally wellwritten; there are a
few incorrect word
choices and errors
in grammar,
punctuation and
spelling

Exceeds
Expectations
(8 10 points)
All paragraphs are
well-organized; use of
sections is logical and
allows easy
navigation through the
document

Formatting of the
document is
professional and
includes a
professional quality
format

Sentences are wellwritten; there are no

incorrect word
choices and the text is
free of errors in
grammar, punctuation
and spelling

Most sources are

correctly
documented;
appropriate citation
forms are generally
utilized

All sources are

correctly
and thoroughly
documented;
appropriate
citation forms are
utilized throughout
Writing Report Text Criteria

Source: Mathys (2003)

In scoring the students writing

ability in report text, the researcher used
the scoring that explained above. All of
the aspect of writing report text divided by
five criteria rating the students writing
report text ability, follows:
Tabel 3
Proficiency Description of
Writing Report Text
No
1
2
3
4
5

Criteria Rating
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very poor

Score
90 100
80 89
70 79
60 69
59

Source: Vogt, W. Paul. (1999) adapted on English

lesson plan of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru

Individual score (X) :

Where:
X
= Individual of score
S
= Score
Smax = Maximal score
According to scoring aspect, the
range of scored was 1 into 5, so the
maximum score was 5 each indicator.
Therefore maximum score is 10 of
individual score (X) can be determined.
The average score (X) was used to test the
assumption of the research. It can be
calculated by the formula as follow:

Figure 1
Chart of the Students Score in
Writing Report Text
Report Text

Students'

categorized good, 44 students (68%) got

value 70-79 categorized fair, 12 students
(18%) got value 60-69 categorized fair
and 3 students (5%) got value 59
categorized very poor. The data was also
described in the following chart:

Where:
X
= The average score
X
= The number of individual score
N
= The number of sample

RESEARCH FINDING
Data Presentation of student Ability in
Writing Report Text
The students writing ability could
be derived from their score. The
researcher recorded student performance
when presented their writing skill. After
that researcher analyzed student writing
report text ability used proficiency
description of report text. The result of
student ability in writing report text could
be seen bellow:
Table 4.
Number of Students Score in
Writing Report Text
No.

Criteria Rating

Score

1
2
3
4
5

Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very poor

90 100
80 89
70 79
60 69
59

0
6
44
12
3
65

0%
9%
68%
18%
5%
100%

Total

Based on table 4 above, it can be

shown none of the students got a value of
90-100, 6 students (9%) got value 80-89

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44

12
6

0
90 100

80 89

70 79

60 69

59

Very Good

Good

Fair
Category

Poor

Very poor

Based on the chart in figure 1 above,

it can be concluded that the majority of
students by the number 44 students (68%)
got value 70-79 categorized fair
Data
Presentation
of
Students
Structure in writing Report Text
The researcher described students
structure in writing report text, which was
collected from the rater. The score was
given by the raters that could be shown
below:
Tabel 5.
Number of Students Score
Component Structure
No.

Weight

Does not meet

expectations
(1-3 points)

Number of
students

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

Criteria

Paragraph are poorly

organized; use of
sections is illogical
and hinders document
navigation
Meets
Paragraph are usually
Expectations
well-organized; use of
(4-7 points)
sections is logical and
generally allows easy
navigation of the
document
Exceeds
All paragraphs are
Expectations
well-organized; use of
(8-10 points)
sections is logical and
allows easy navigation
through the document
Total

Number of
students

0%

58

89%

11%

65

100%

Based on table 5 above, it can be

shown there are 58 students (89%) has
been meets expectations on components
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structure of their report text. The data was

also described in the following chart:

Figure 3
Chart of the Students Score on
Formatting

Figure 2
Chart of the Students Score on
Structure

Formatting
60

Students'

Structure
70

30
15

10

50

Students'

40

20

58

60

49

50

1
0

40
30

(1-3 points)

(4-7 points)

(8-10 points)

Does not meets expectations

Meets expectations
Score

Exceeds expectations

20
7

10
0
0
(1-3 points)

(4-7 points)

(8-10 points)

Does not meets expectations

Meets expectations
Score

Exceeds expectations

Based on the chart in figure 2 above,

it can be concluded that the majority of
students by the number 58 got score of 47 points, then 7 students got score of 8-10
points. None of the students got a score of
1-3 points.
Data
Presentation
of
Students
Formatting in writing Report Text
The researcher described students
formatting in writing report text, which
was collected from the rater. The score
was given by the raters that could be
shown below:
Tabel 6.
Number of Students Score
Component Formatting
No.

Weight

Does not meet

expectations
(1-3 points)
Meets
Expectations
(4-7 points)

Criteria

Number of
students

2%

49

75%

Document is formatted
poorly and lacks a
quality format
Formatting of the
document is generally
consistent and
adequate,
and includes a good
quality format
Exceeds
Formatting of the
Expectations
document is
(8-10 points)
professional and
includes a
professional quality
format
Total

15

23%

65

100%

Based on table 6 above, it can be

shown there are 49 students (75%) has
been met expectations on components
formatting of their report text. The data
was also described in the following chart:

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Based on the chart in figure 3 above,

it can be concluded that the majority of
students by the number 49 students got
score of 4-7 points, 15 students got score
of 8-10 points, and 1 students got score
of 1-3 points.
Data
Presentation
of
Students
Mechanics in writing Report Text
The researcher described students
mechanics in writing report text, which
was collected from the rater. The score
was given by the raters that could be
shown below:
Tabel 7.
Number of Students Score
Component Mechanics
No.

Weight

Does not meet

expectations
(1-3 points)

Meets
Expectations
(4-7 points)

Exceeds
Expectations
(8-10 points)

Criteria
Sentences are poorly
written; there are numerous
incorrect word choice and
errors in grammar,
punctuation and spelling
Sentences are generally
well-written; there are a
few incorrect word choices
and errors in grammar,
punctuation and spelling
Sentences are well-written;
there are no incorrect word
choices and the text is free
of errors in grammar,
punctuation and spelling
Total

Number of
students

0%

29

45%

36

55%

65

100%

Based on table 7 above, it can be

shown there are 36 students (55%) has
been meets expectations on components
mechanics of their report text. The data
was also described in the following chart:

Figure 4
Chart of the Students Score on
Mechanics

Figure 5
Chart of the Students Score on
Documentation & References
Documentation & References

Mechanics
40

50

36

35

25

Students'

Students'

40

29

30

45

45

35

20

15

30
25

20

20
15

10

10

(1-3 points)

(4-7 points)

(8-10 points)

(1-3 points)

(4-7 points)

(8-10 points)

Does not meets expectations

Meets expectations
Score

Exceeds expectations

Does not meets expectations

Meets expectations
Score

Exceeds expectations

Based on the chart in figure 4 above,

it can be concluded that the majority of
students by the number 36 got score of 810 points, then 29 students got score of 47 points. None of the students got a score
of 1-3 points.

Based on the chart in figure 4.5

above, it can be concluded that the
majority of students by the number 45 got
score of 8-10 points, and 20 students got
score of 4-7 points. None of the students
got a score of 1-3 points.

Data
Presentation
of
Students
Documentation & References in writing
Report Text
The researcher described students
documentation & references in writing
report text, which was collected from the
rater. The score was given by the raters
that could be shown below:

Interpretation of the Data

After analyzing the data of 65
students in ability of writing report text at
second grade of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru, the
researcher concluded students ability in
writing report text based on the each
component and it could be seen from the
table below:

Tabel 8.
Number of Students Score
Component Documentation & References

Tabel 9
Recapitulation of Students Ability in
Writing Report Text Each Component

No.

Weight

Criteria

Does not meet

expectations
(1-3 points)
Meets
Expectations
(4-7 points)

Fails to correctly document

any sources or to utilize
appropriate citation forms
Most sources are correctly
documented; appropriate
citation forms are generally
utilized
All sources are correctly
and thoroughly
documented; appropriate
citation forms are utilized
throughout
Total

Exceeds
Expectations
(8-10 points)

Number of
students

0%

20

31%

45

69%

65

100%

Based on table 8 above, it can be

shown there are 45 students (69%) has
been exceeds expectations on components
documentation & references of their
report text. The data was also described in
the following chart:

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No.
1
2
3
4

Code
S
F
M
D&R

Component
Structure
Formatting
Mechanics
Documentation and references
Total Average

Average
6,6
6,8
7,4
7,8
28,60

Based on table 4.11 above, it can be

shown perform score showed by average
of the students score in writing each
component was 28,60. The formula of the
average score in documentation &
references component described below:

Where :
RT
: the average of report text
max
: the number of each component
N component : the number of component

Referring to proficiency description

of writing report text score of the students,
the average score of the students ability in
writing report text was 71,5 categorized as
fair since the score has range from 7079 (Vogt, W. Paul, 1999).
The recapitulation of students
ability in writing report text based on four
components also can be seen in this
following graphic:
Figure 6
Chart of the Students Ability
in Writing Report Text

Average

Report Text
8.0
7.8
7.6
7.4
7.2
7.0
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.2
6.0
5.8

7.8

7.4

6.8
6.6

(S)

(F)

(M)

(D&R)

Structure

Formatting

Mechanics

Documentation &
References

Component

Based on the students ability in

component structure, it can be shown
perform score showed by average of the
students score in structures was 6,6 by 58
students (89%)
has been meets
expectations on components structure of
their report text. Referring to scale of score
of the students, the average score of the
students in structure categorized as meets
expectations since the score has range
from 4-7 point.
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Based on the students ability in

component formatting, it can be shown
perform score showed by average of the
students score in formatting was 6,8 by 49
students (75%) has been met expectations
on components formatting of their report
text. Referring to scale of score of the
students, the average score of the students
in formatting categorized as meets
expectations since the score has range
from 4-7 point.
Based on the students ability in
component mechanics, it can be shown
perform score showed by average of the
students score in mechanics was 7,4 by 36
students (55%)
has been meets
expectations on components mechanics of
their report text. Referring to scale of score
of the students, the average score of the
students in mechanics categorized as
meets expectations since the score has
range from 4-7 point.
Based on the students ability in
component documentation and references,
it can be shown perform score showed by
average of the students score in
documentation & references was 7,8 by 45
students (69%) has been exceeds
expectations
on
components
documentation & references of their report
text.. Referring to scale of score of the
students, the average score of the students
in structure categorized as exceeds
expectations since the score has range
from 8-10 point.
Based on the chart in Figure 4.6 above, it
can be concluded that the highest average
of
the
report
text
component
documentation & references was 7.8,
component
mechanics
was
7.4,
component formatting was 6.8, and
component structure was 6.6. Finally,
based on research finding, it can be
concluded that students level ability in
writing report text at second grade of
SMAN 12 Pekanbaru was fair.

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

Conclusion
The research focused on students
level ability in writing report text. Writing
performance was recorded and analyzed
in order to describe students ability in
writing report text. The location of this
research has been done at SMAN 12
Pekanbaru. The researcher took 65
students as the sample consisted of 2
class, they were 31 students from XI
MIPA 1 class and 34 students from XI
MIPA. Analyzing the data is presented in
the previous chapter. There are several
points that can be forward for the
conclusions of this research relate to a
second grade of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru in
describing their ability in writing report
text. The conclusion could be described as
follow:
1)
Report is a text which presents
information about something, as it is.
It is as a result of systematic
observation and analysis.
2)
Based on the result of analyzing of
students ability in writing report
text at second grade of SMAN 12
Pekanbaru, found that average of
their ability was 71,5 categorized
fair.
3)
This research also found that the
average of each component on report
text, the highest average of
documentation & references was 7.8,
component mechanics was 7.4,
component formatting was 6.8, and
component structure was 6.6.
Suggestion
Based on the result of analysis and
conclusion above, the writer would like to
give suggestion as follow:
1)
Teacher
The teacher who deals with English
teaching should put more attention
on the students learning process,
should teach more often about
writing report text, so the students
will be familiar with the report text
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2)

with the addition of a variety of

material that is being taught, and
should give an interesting topic to
build students curious and attention.
In addition to material about
experience or holiday which is often
taught, students can be taught
through analyzing an interesting
object and hopefully it could be
increased students attention.
Students
Students are expected to have more
interesting idea in building concept
of their report text and students are
expected to be compiled correctly in
each sentence of the paragraph.

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