The Effects of Simple Past Tense and Adverb Mastery Towards Students’ Writing Skill in Recount Text

Abstract

This research is a kind of survey and aims to find out the effects simple past tense and adverb mastery towards students’ writing skill in recount text. The observed population of this research is students from Private Vocational High School in Bogor Regency. The 60 sample was gained through random sampling. This research has 3 variables which are divided into 2 independent variables (simple past tense and adverb mastery) and 1 dependent variable (students’ writing skill in recount text). The collection of the data is done by test score for independent and dependent variables. The gained data was then analyzed by using multiple regressions method. Previously, the prerequisite test before examining the regression test must be accomplished. The results of this research are: 1) There are any significant effects of simple past tense and adverb mastery jointly towards students’ writing skill in recount text at Private Vocational High School in Bogor Regency. It is proved by Sig.= 0.000 < 0.05 and Fobserved = 23.380; 2) There is a significant effect of simple past tense mastery towards students’ writing skill in recount text at Private Vocational High School in Bogor Regency. It is proved by Sig.= 0.019 < 0.05 and tobserved = 2.416; 3) There is a significant effect of adverb mastery towards students’ writing skill in recount text at Private Vocational High School in Bogor Regency. It is proved by Sig.= 0.001 < 0.05 and tobserved = 3.407.