Risa Masdania Kartika Bina A. 2017. An Analysis of the Students’ Ability in Writing
Conclusion of Argumentative Essay of The Eleventh Grade SMAN 3 Tanjung.
Thesis. English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers
Training. Advisors: (I) Rahmila Murtiana S.S., M.A, (II) Puji Sri Rahayu M.A
Keywords: Ability, Writing, Conclusion, Argumentative Essay.
This study describes the analysis of students’ ability in writing conclusion at eleventh
grade of SMAN 3 Tanjung. The problem in this research is how is the students’ ability in
writing conclusion of argumentative essay. Based on the statment of the problem above, this
study is supposed to be better understand the students’ ability in writing conclusion of
argumentative essay.
Sample of this reserach are 13 from the total 13 students the total population are 13
students at XI IPA of SMAN 3 Tanjung. The reseacher relies in quantitative method. The
data collected through writing test. Data processing in this research is divided into stages,
they are collection of students’ writing test and scoring. Then all data are analyzed and used
quantitave method to make conclusion.
The result of the research denoted that the level of students’ ability in writing
conclusion of argumentative essay is in good category. It is based on calculation, it means
that is 63.69 with percentage 64%. After analyzing, the reseacher found that the most
students’ common have low ability in grammar and diction with percentage 24% and 10%.
It can be concluded that students’ ability in writing conclusion is in good category. It
is because they are less master grammar and they don not have many vocabularies. So, it
hampers students in writing conclusion of argumentative essay.