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The Correlation Between High School Students Vocabulary Mastery And Writing Ability Feti Yuhariah; Iis Sujarwati
Pedagonal : Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Vol 7, No 2 (2023): Pedagonal : Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Pakuan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55215/pedagonal.v7i2.6649

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The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between students' writing abilities and their vocabulary knowledge. The method of this research is quantitative using two instruments: a 30-item multiple choice vocabulary test and a writing competency test using descriptive paragraphs. To analyze it, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Formula is used to identify it. The research sample consisted of 36 middle schools students at 8 grade. The results of research regarding the relationship between vocabulary mastery and writing ability of middle schools students in science class show that there is a low relationship and show that the research hypothesis is proven. Based on this research, students should learn and use their vocabulary skills more to become a good writer.
Coherence Analysis: A Comparison Study of Undergraduate Thesis Abstracts at Muhammadiyah Universities Feti Yuhariah; Safnil Arsyad
Journal of English for Specific Purposes in Indonesia (JESPI) Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): July 2023
Publisher : UNIB Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/espindonesia.v2i2.26221

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The purpose of this study is to compare the coherence in abstract section of the thesis at the English Education Study Program in three Muhammadiyah Universities. The method in this study was descriptive qualitative. The corpus of the study was 30 abstracts Section of Undergraduate Student's Thesis which were obtained online through the repository from three different Muhammadiyah universities. In this research, the researcher used theory of analysis from Mayring (2014). The data was taken from (1) Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu; (2) Muhammadiyah University of North Sumatra; and (3) Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta. The results of this study obtained a coherent comparison which is the University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu had a level of incoherence of 62.7%, the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta had a level of incoherence of 62.5%, and the University of Muhammadiyah Sumatra Utara had incoherence level of 57%. In conclusion, the abstracts thesis by three different English Education Study Programs of Muhammadiyah Universities were still have incoherence with a score between 62% -57%, which means that there must be an increase in order to take into account the level in achieving coherence of an abstract so that it will be easily understood by the reader.