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Journal : TELL - US JOURNAL

DECODING DIFFICULTIES: STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN TOEFL STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION SECTION Etika, Indah; Yuniko, Fajrilhuda
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 11, No 1 (2025): March 2025
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2025.v11i1.9274

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The TOEFL test is one of the graduation requirements at Universitas Syedza Saintika (UNSYKA), with a minimum score of 400 required for all study programs. However, some students have not yet been able to achieve this score. Preliminary research indicates that students in the Health Information Management Study Program at UNSYKA face difficulties in completing the Structure and Written Expression section of the TOEFL test. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the challenges students encounter, particularly from the material aspect. This research employs a descriptive method, with fifth-semester students from the Health Information Management Study Program in the 2021/2022 academic year as research subjects. Data were collected using two instruments: the researcher as the primary instrument and the Structure and Written Expression section of the TOEFL test. The findings revealed that 70.37% of students failed to achieve the university’s required minimum score of 400. Additionally, among the three sections of the TOEFL test, Structure and Written Expression proved to be the most challenging, with 44% of students obtaining the lowest scores in this section. Furthermore, among the eight material indicators tested, Inversion was found to be the most difficult, with a difficulty rate of 85.19%. Conjunctions ranked as the second most difficult indicator (80.22%), followed by Clauses and Phrases (64.07%). Basic Grammar Terminology was in fourth place (60.11%), followed by Expressions of Quantity (57.67%). Basic Sentence Patterns ranked sixth (57.02%). Meanwhile, Comparison had a difficulty level of 37.04%, and the easiest indicator was Unnecessary Words, with a percentage of 29.37%.
PROJECT BASED LEARNING MELALUI ROUNDTABLE BERBASIS TEKNOLOGI DIGITAL DAN SELF EFFICACY DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT Ilahi, Rahma Kurnia; Yuniko, Fajrilhuda
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 11, No 3 (2025): September 2025
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2025.v11i3.10282

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This research was aimed to test roundtable based digital technology and self efficacy in increasing the ability of  writing  analytical exposition text.The research design of this study was a quasi experimental design. The population was the second grade in the university . Two classes were randomly selected as the sample of the study. During the treatment, students in experimental group used roundtable based digital technology, while students in control group used small grup discussion. Objective: To improve the ability of writing analytical exposition text on the second grade  at University of Syedza Saintika  Padang using roundtable berbasis teknologi digital san self efficacy. This technique is one way to improve writing analytical exposition text, so that the students knowledge to produce a good writing in analytical exposition text. Method: This study used quasi-experiments. Data using writing test and questionnaire. Statistical Test using t-test. Data analysis was presented to illustrate project based learning through roundtable dan self efficacy  on second grade student’ writing analytical exposition.. Result : the results showed that there were differences writing ability analytical exposition text after being given roundtable based digital technology.  Conclusion: Research is expected to provide more opportunities for students to develop their writing ability.