Jurnal PTI (Jurnal Pendidikan Teknologi Informasi)
Vol. 7 (2020) No. 1

An analysis of English Department Students’ Accuracy and Originality in Paraphrasing Science Text

Dwi Megista Putri (Universitas Putra Indonesia YPTK Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2020

Abstract

Getting valuable information when write papers, paraphrase is an useful process. This research was conducted with aims to find out the students skill in paraphrasing, the problems faced and the causes of the problems in paraphrasing. There were 16 participants in this study. The data were collected from paraphrasing test, interview and questionnaire. The finding of the data analysis showed 62.5% of the students‟ ability in paraphrasing qualified in unsatisfactory level. From the test, it was found that the students made mistake in changing the order of ideas, lack of understanding toward the criteria of a good paraphrasing and changing word as their problem in paraphrasing. Last, lack of vocabulary and understanding about paraphrasing included as the causes of the students’ problems in paraphrasing.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpti

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Subject

Education Mathematics Other

Description

Jurnal PTI terbit dua kali setahun yaitu, pada bulan Juni dan Desember. Jurnal PTI menerima dan menerbitkan artikel-artikel ilmiah dari hasil penelitan dan kajian analisis dibidang Pendidikan Teknologi Informasi dan bidang-bidang yang terkait ...