@thesis{thesis,
		author={Maezida  },
		title ={The Simple Past Tense Mastery of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs NU Muallimat Kudus in the Academic Year 2012/2013 Taught by Using Mistake Buster Technique. },
		year={2013},
		url={http://eprints.umk.ac.id/1314/},
		abstract={Maezida, Azizatin Nida. 2013. The Simple Past Tense Mastery of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs NU Muallimat Kudus in the Academic Year 2012/2013 Taught by Using Mistake Buster Technique. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisors: (1) Fajar Kartika, SS, M.Hum, (2) Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd.

Key words: grammar, tense, simple past tense, mistake buster technique

English is important language, so English becomes one of the materials in teaching and learning in Indonesia. One way of mastering English is by improving the mastery of grammar. Grammar is the whole system and structure of a language in general. When talk about grammar, it will be connected with tense. The word ‘Tense’ is a form of verb used to express time relation. There are only two tenses in English which are marked by inflections. These are the simple past tense and simple present tense. Simple past tense is one of material learning in English subject for Junior High School, especially eighth grade. It is also taught for the eighth grade students of MTs NU Muallimat Kudus in the academic year 2012/2013. The students are difficult in learning simple past tense.
The objectives of this research are to find out the simple past tense mastery of eighth grade students of MTs NU Muallimat Kudus in the academic year 2012/2013 before being taught by using mistake buster technique, to find out the simple past tense mastery of eighth grade students of MTs NU Muallimat Kudus in the academic year 2012/2013 after being taught by using mistake buster technique, to find out the significant difference between the simple past tense mastery of the eighth grade students of MTs NU Muallimat Kudus in the academic year 2012/2013 before and after being taught by using mistake buster technique.
The design used in this research is quantitative experimental research. The population is the eighth grade students of MTs NU Muallimat Kudus in the academic year 2012/2013. The writer takes VIII B as the sample by using cluster random sampling. The research instrument used by the writer is the pre-test and the post-test with multiple choice formats. The number of the tests is 30 items.
The pre-test result shows the mean is 61.18 and  the standard deviation is 9.7, while the post-test data shows the mean is 79.05 and the  standard deviation is 9.9. The calculation of t-test shows t0 = 17.32 > t-table = 2.021, it means there is a significant difference between the simple past tense mastery of the eighth grade students of MTs NU Muallimat Kudus in the academic year 2012/2013 before and after being taught by using mistake buster technique.
Based on the result above, the writer suggests that the teacher should use the various techniques in teaching English. By using mistake buster technique, the students are more interested, more active, and easier in learning simple past tense.	


ABSTRAKSI

Maezida, Azizatin Nida. 2013. Penguasaan Simple Past Tense Siswa Kelas VIII MTs NU Muallimat Kudus Tahun Pelajaran 2012/2013 yang Diajar dengan Menggunakan Tehnik Mistake Buster. Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (1) Fajar Kartika, SS, M.Hum, (2) Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd.

Kata kunci: grammar, tense, simple past tense, tehnik mistake buster

Bahasa Inggris adalah bahasa yang penting, maka bahasa Inggris menjadi salah satu materi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran di Indonesia. Salah satu cara penguasaan bahasa Inggris adalah dengan meningkatkan penguasaan grammar (tata bahasa). Grammar adalah keseluruhan sistem dan susunan sebuah bahasa secara umum. Ketika membicarakan tentang grammar, hal itu akan berhubungan dengan tense. Kata tense adalah sebuah bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan hubungan waktu. Terdapat dua tense saja dalam bahasa Inggris yang ditandai dengan perubahan bentuk kata. Itu adalah simple past tense dan simple present tense. Simple past tense adalah salah satu materi pembelajaran pelajaran bahasa Inggris untuk Sekolah Menengah Pertama, khususnya kelas delapan. Simple past tense juga diajarkan untuk siswa kelas delapan MTs NU Muallimat Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. Siswa sulit dalam belajar simple past tense.
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penguasaan simple past tense siswa kelas delapan MTs NU Muallimat Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 sebelum diajar dengan menggunakan tehnik mistake buster, untuk mengetahui penguasaan simple past tense siswa kelas delapan MTs NU Muallimat Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 sesudah diajar dengan menggunakan tehnik mistake buster, untuk mengetahui perbedaan yang signifikan penguasaan simple past tense siswa kelas delapan MTs NU Muallimat Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 sebelum dan sesudah diajar dengan menggunakan tehnik mistake buster.
Rancangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen kuantitatif. Populasinya adalah kelas delapan MT}
		}