Abstract:
This research was intended to know the ability of the eighth year
students of SMPN 9 Pekanbaru in listening to descriptive text. Before
began the research, the researcher conducted a try out test to know
the test was valid and realiable . The try out test consisted of 40 items,
and the number of the students that joined the test was 35. After
analyzing the try out data and made necessary revision, she gave the
test to the sample of this research. The sample were the eighth year
students, particulary VIII.2 and VIII.7 that consisted of 69 students.
This research started on February 5, 2013 and ended on April
16,2013.
The writer concluded that the ability of the eighth year students in
listening to descriptive text was poor to average level. It was clearly
proven by the result of the data analysis shows that the mean score for
all the sample was 44.57. Moreover, the detail of the data shows that
no one of the students (0%) at good to excellent level, 6 students (
8,70%) were at average to good level, 37 students (53,62%) were
poor to average level, and 26 students (37,68%) were at poor level. It
means that more than a half of students were at poor to average level
in listening to descriptive text.
