The Achievement of the First Grade Students based on Their Learning Experience in Elementary School at SMP Negeri 5 Kota Jambi: A Comparative Study

Abstract

This research aimed to find out whether there is a difference in English achievement between students who have experience of studying English at elementary school for more than 4 years and students who do not have such experience. This research was quantitative research and a comparative analysis techniquehas been employed. The participants of the research were the first grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Kota Jambi academic year 2017/2018. The sample of this research comprised of 50 experienced students and 50 non-experienced students. In analyzing the data,normality and homogeneity,t-test was used to establish the significant data. The result of analysis data between variable X1 and X2 used SPSS 16 for Windows showed that the value of to (tobservation) was 3.36. In the t-table, score degree of significance of 5% is 1.98 and score degree of significance of 2.50% is 2.28. It can be concluded that t o was higher than t-table (3.36 > 2.28). It means that experienced students and non-experienced students have significant difference in their English achievement.