THE READING COMPREHENSION OF THE …eprints.umk.ac.id/2932/1/HAL._JUDUL.pdfiii THE READING COMPREHENSION OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs NURUL ULUM WELAHAN JEPARA IN ACADEMIC YEAR

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THE READING COMPREHENSION

OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs NURUL ULUM

WELAHAN JEPARA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

BY USING HOT POTATOES SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

By

AKHSAN SOBIRIN

NIM 200832241

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS

2013

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THE READING COMPREHENSION

OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs NURUL ULUM

WELAHAN JEPARA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

BY USING HOT POTATOES SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana

Program in English Education

By:

AKHSAN SOBIRIN

NIM 200832241

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS

2013

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO:

∞ Let’s start the day with Bismillahirrohmanirrohiim

∞ Never give up and keep trying.

∞ Don’t judge the book by the cover

DEDICATION

This skripsi is dedicated to:

1. His beloved parents

2. His beloved sister and brother

3. His best friends (Adis, Resha Adi N, Yongky

SAN, Machfaud, Choirul Annam)

4. For all his lecturers on Muria Kudus University

5. All of His friends in UMK

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ADVISORS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Skripsi of Akhsan Sobirin (200832241) has been

approved by the skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining

committee.

Kudus, September 2013

Advisor I

Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd

NIS. 061071320001020

Advisor II

Ahdi Riyono, SS, M.Hum

NIS. 0610701000001160

Acknowledged by

The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Dean,

Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd

NIP. 196212191987031001

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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Skripsi of Akhsan Sobirin (200832241) has been

approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree in

the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.

Kudus, September 2013

Examining Committee

Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd Chairman

NIS. 0610701000001190

Agung Dwi N. S.S, M.Pd Member

NIS. 0610701000001187

Rismiyanto, S.S, M.Pd

NIS. 0610701000001146 Member

Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd

NIS. 0610701000001226 Member

Acknowledged by

The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

Dean,

Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd

NIP. 196212191987031001

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In this occasion, the researcher would like to say thanks to Allah SWT for

all of mercy and blessing to the researcher with health, power and motivation to

finish his skripsi entitled “The Reading Comprehensionof The Eighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the Academic Year 2012/2013

by Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications.”

Furthermore, the researcher would like to express the sincerity gratitude

and appreciation for the available assistance given by many people in finishing

this research. They are:

1. Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd, the Dean of Teacher Training and Education

Faculty University of Muria Kudus.

2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the Head of English Education Department

of Teacher Training and Education of Muria Kudus University.

3. Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd as the first advisor. Thanks for all your best

suggestions, guidance, advice, and motivation to the researcher in

finishing this final project.

4. Ahdi Riyono, SS, M.Hum as the second advisor. Thanks for all your

valuable help, advice, guidance, and motivation to the researcher in

finishing this final project.

5. Shodikin, S.Ag, S.Pd as the Headmaster of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan

Jepara who has given the researcher a permission to do the research and

support the researcher in writing this skripsi.

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6. The English teacher of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara, Drs. Hasan

As’ari, for help, and all of the students of eighth grade students of MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the academic year 2012/2013.

7. His beloved parents who always give prayer, support, motivation and

moral encouragement to finish his skripsi.

8. His beloved sister and brother, who always give support and affection.

9. All of his beloved best friends, Adis, Resha Adi N, Yongky SAN,

Machfaud, Choirul Annam, for prayer, help and support.

10. All of his friends in UMK

Those cannot be mentioned one by one for the support. The researcher

expects that everything has been writing in this research will be useful for all the

readers and the researcher himself. Some suggestions and criticisms are always

needed to make it better.

Kudus, September 2013

Akhsan Sobirin

200832241

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ABSTRACT

Sobirin, Akhsan. 2013. The Reading Comprehension of The Eighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the Academic Year

2012/2013 by Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications. Skripsi. English

Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria

Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd (ii) Ahdi

Riyono, SS, M.Hum.

Key words: Reading Comprehension, Recount Text, Hot Potatoes Software

Applications

Reading is one of important skills in learning language. It is also a means

of recreation and enjoyment. At the same time, it enlarges knowledge and

improves the technological achievement. Students can know information of the

text by reading comprehension. However, many students get difficulties in

reading material, for example recount text. Because of that, teacher should use

media of teaching that can develop the reading comprehension of the students.

Hot potatoes software applications is one of the teaching media that can be used

in teaching reading to develop the students’ reading skill. Therefore, the

researcher applies hot potatoes software applications media for the eighth grade

students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the academic year 2012/2013 to

develop their reading comprehension of recount text because they confused in

understanding it.

The objective of the research is to find out whether there is a significant

difference between the reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of

MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the academic year 2012/2013 before and

after being taught by using hot potatoes software applications as a media. The

design of this research is experimental research. It is done at the eighth grade

students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the academic year 2012/2013.

The researcher took VIII B as the quasi experiment research as the sample by

using cluster random sampling. The quasi experiment research taught with hot

potatoes software applications media.

The researcher uses Recount text as the material, because based on the

KTSP curriculum, the reading material for the eighth grade students in MTs Nurul

Ulum Welahan Jepara in the academic year 2012/2013 in the even semester. The

researcher prepares 25 questions of completing sentence of narrative text. The

result of the experiment shows that the calculation of t-test, with the level of

significance 5%, the Degree of freedom (Df) 27, and t-table (tt) 2.06, the t-

observation (to) obtained is 12.37. In other words, t-observation is higher than t-

table (to>tt). In detail, the reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of

MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the academic year 2012/2013 after being

taught by using hot potatoes software applications categorized is “good”. It is

showed by the mean of the test is 85.18 and standard deviation is 5.42. It is higher

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than the Mean of the reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the academic year 2012/2013 before being taught

by using hot potatoes software applications is 69.5 and standard deviation is 7.39.

It is categorized as “sufficient”.

Based on the result above, it means that hot potatoes software applications

media works well to develop student’s reading comprehension. It can be

concluded that there is a significant difference between the reading

comprehension of the eighth grade students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara

in the academic year 2012/2013 before and after being taught by using hot

potatoes software applications. Thus, the researcher suggests that the teachers can

use hot potatoes software applications as a media in teaching reading material

because it proved that it works well in improving the reading comprehension of

students. The students should motivate and improve their comprehension, so they

can do the task well.

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ABSTRAKSI

Sobirin, Akhsan. 2013. Kemampuan Membaca Siswa Kelas VIII MTs Nurul Ulum

Tahun Ajaran 2012/2013 Diajar dengan Menggunakan Hot Potatoes

Software Applications sebagai sebuah Media. Skripsi. Program Studi

Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan,

Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Dr. H.A. Hilal Madjdi, M.Pd

(ii) Ahdi Riyono, SS, M.Hum.

Kata Kunci: kemampuan Membaca, Teks Recount, Perangkat Aplikasi Hot

Potatoes

Membaca adalah salah satu keterampilan penting dalam belajar bahasa. Ini

juga merupakan sarana rekreasi dan kenikmatan. Pada saat yang sama,

memperluas pengetahuan dan meningkatkan pencapaian teknologi. Siswa dapat

mengetahui informasi dari teks dengan kemampuan membaca. Namun, banyak

siswa mendapatkan kesulitan dalam bahan bacaan , misalnya teks recount. Karena

itu, guru harus menggunakan media pembelajaran yang dapat mengembangkan

kemampuan membaca siswa. Perangkat aplikasi Hot Potatoes adalah salah satu

media pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan dalam pengajaran membaca untuk

mengembangkan keterampilan membaca siswa. Oleh karena itu, peneliti

menggunakan media perangkat aplikasi Hot Potatoes untuk siswa kelas VIII MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara pada tahun akademik 2012/2013 untuk

mengembangkan kemampuan membaca teks recount mereka karena mereka

kebingungan dalam memahaminya.

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan yang

signifikan antara kemampuan membaca siswa kelas VIII MTs Nurul Ulum

Welahan Jepara pada tahun akademik 2012/2013 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan

dengan menggunakan perangkat aplikasi hot potatoes sebagai media.

Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimental. Hal ini dilakukan

pada siswa kelas VIII MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara pada tahun akademik

2012/2013. Peneliti mengambil VIII B sebagai sampel penelitian eksperimen

kuasi dengan menggunakan cluster random sampling (pengambilan sample secara

acak). Penelitian quasi eksperimen diajarkan dengan media perangkat aplikasi Hot

Potatoes. Setelah mereka diajarkan selama lima pertemuan mereka mengerjakan

post test untuk membandingkan hasilnya.

Peneliti menggunakan Recount teks sebagai materi, karena berdasarkan

atas kurikulum KTSP dengan bahan bacaan untuk siswa kelas VIII di MTs Nurul

Ulum Welahan Jepara pada tahun akademik 2012/2013 di semester genap.

Peneliti mempersiapkan 25 pertanyaan pilihan ganda berdasarkan teks recount.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa perhitungan t -test, dengan

tingkat signifikansi 5 %, Derajat kebebasan ( Df ) 27, dan t-tabel (tt) 2,06, t-

observasi (to) yang diperoleh adalah 12.37. Dengan kata lain, t-observasi lebih

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besar dari t-tabel (to>tt). Secara rinci, kemampuan membaca siswa kelas VIII MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara pada tahun akademik 2012/2013 setelah diajarkan

dengan menggunakan perangkat aplikasi hot potatoes dikategorikan "baik". Hal

ini ditunjukkan oleh rata-rata dari tes ini adalah 85,18 dan standar deviasi 5,42. Ini

lebih tinggi dari hasil rata-rata dari kemampuan membaca siswa kelas VIII MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara pada tahun akademik 2012/2013 sebelum diajarkan

dengan menggunakan perangkat aplikasi hot potatoes adalah 69,5 dan standar

deviasi adalah 7.39. Hal ini dikategorikan sebagai "cukup".

Berdasarkan hasil di atas, itu berarti bahwa media perangkat aplikasi hot

Potatoes yang bekerja dengan baik untuk mengembangkan kemampuan membaca

siswa. Oleh karena itu, guru bahasa Inggris dapat menerapkan media perangkat

aplikasi hot potatoes sebagai media alternatif dalam proses pembelajaran. Hal ini

dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara kemampuan

membaca siswa kelas VIII MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara pada tahun

akademik 2012/2013 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan

perangkat aplikasi hot potatoes. Dengan demikian, peneliti menyarankan bahwa

guru dapat menggunakan perangkat aplikasi hot potatoes sebagai media dalam

bahan bacaan mengajar karena terbukti bahwa itu bekerja dengan baik dalam

meningkatkan kemampuan membaca siswa. Para siswa harus termotivasi dan

meningkatkan kemampuan mereka, sehingga mereka dapat melakukan tugas

dengan baik .

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER ........................................................................................................ i

LOGO........................................................................................................... ii

TITLE........................................................................................................... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ...................................................................... iv

ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ........................................................................... v

EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ....................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................. ix

ABSTRAKSI ................................................................................................ x

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................. xii

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................... xvi

LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................... xvii

LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................... xviii

LIST OF FORMULAS ................................................................................. xx

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Research .................................................................. 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem.................................................................. ........ 4

1.3 Objective of the Research ...................................................................... 4

1.4 Significance of the Research ................................................................. 5

1.5 Limitation of the Research .................................................................... 5

1.6 Operational Definition ........................................................................... 6

CHAPTER II: REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND

HYPOTHESIS

2.1 Teaching English in MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara .......................... 7

2.1.1 The Curiculum of Teaching English in MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan

Jepara .................................................................................................. 8

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2.1.2 The Purpose of Teaching English in MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan

Jepara .................................................................................................. 9

2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan

Jepara .................................................................................................. 10

2.1.4 The Strategis of Teaching English in MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan

Jepara .................................................................................................. 11

2.1.5 Characteristic of the Eight Grade Students of Mts Nurul Ulum

Welahan Jepara .................................................................................... 12

2.2 Teaching of Reading .............................................................................. 14

2.2.1 Reading as a Language Skill ................................................................ 15

2.2.2 Reading Comprehension ...................................................................... 16

2.2.3 The Purpose of Reading Comprehension.............................................. 16

2.3 Genre ..................................................................................................... 17

2.3.1 Types of Genre .................................................................................... 18

2.3.2 Recount Text ....................................................................................... 19

2.4 Computer Assisted Language Learning .................................................. 20

2.5 Hot Potatoes Software Application ......................................................... 23

2.5.1 The Steps of Using HPSA as a Media in Teaching Reading ................. 25

2.6 Previous Research .................................................................................. 26

2.7 Theoretical Framework ......................................................................... 26

2.8 Hypothesis ............................................................................................ 28

CHAPTER III: METHOD OF THE RESEARCH

3.1 Design of the Research ........................................................................... 29

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3.2 Population and Sample ........................................................................... 31

3.3 Instrument of the Research ..................................................................... 31

3.4 Data Collection ...................................................................................... 35

3.5 Data Analysis ......................................................................................... 36

CHAPTER IV: FINDING OF THE RESEARCH

4.1 The Significant Difference of the Reading Comprehension of Eighth

Grade Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara before and after

being Taught Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications in

Academic Year 2012/2013 ..................................................................... 39

4.1.1 The Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade Students of MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara before being Taught by Using Hot

Potatoes Software Applications in Academic Year 2012/2013St .......... 40

4.1.2 The Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade Students of MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara after being Taught by Using Hot

Potatoes Software Applications in Academic Year 2012/2013 ............. 43

4.2 Hypothesis Testing ................................................................................. 46

CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION

5.1 The Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade Students of MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara before being Taught by Using Hot

Potatoes Software Applications in Academic Year 2012/2013................ 48

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5.2 The Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade Students of MTs

Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara after being Taught by Using Hot

Potatoes Software Applications in Academic Year 2012/2013................ 49

5.3 The Significant Difference between the Reading Comprehension of

Eighth Grade Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara before

and after being Taught Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications in

Academic Year 2012/2013 ..................................................................... 50

CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 53

6.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................ 54

BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................... 56

APPENDICES ............................................................................................. 57

CURRICULUM VITAE .............................................................................. 98

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

3.2 The Assessment Criteria of the Reading Comprehension ............... 30

4.1.1.1 The Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade Students of

MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara before being Taught by

Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications in Academic Year

2012/2013 ..................................................................................... 39

4.1.1.2 Frequency of Eighth Grade Students of MTs Nurul Ulum

Welahan Jepara before being Taught by Using Hot Potatoes

Software Applications in Academic Year 2012/2013 .................... 40

4.1.2.1 The Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade Students of

MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara after being Taught by Using

Hot Potatoes Software Applications in Academic Year

2012/2013 ..................................................................................... 42

4.1.2.2 Frequency Distribution of the Reading Comprehension of

Eighth Grade Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara

after being Taught by Using Hot Potatoes Software

Applications in Academic Year 2012/2013 ................................... 42

4.3.1 The Summary of T-Test Result of Eighth Grade Students of

MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in Academic Year

2012/2013 ..................................................................................... 45

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

3.1 Design of One-Group Experiment ................................................. 28

4.1.1.1 The Bar Chart of the Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara before being

Taught by Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications in

Academic Year 2012/2013 ............................................................ 40

4.1.2.1 The Bar Chart of the Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara after being

Taught by Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications in

Academic Year 2012/2013 ............................................................ 43

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

1 The Syllabus Reading Material of the Eighth Grade of MTs Nurul Ulum

Welahan Jepara in the Academic year 2012/2013 ....................................... 56

2 Lesson Plan of Teaching Reading Comprehension of Recount Text

in the Academic Year 2012/2013 Taught by using Hot potatoes

software Applications........................................................................... 59

3 Students Worksheet ............................................................................. 62

4 Key Answer of Student Worksheet ...................................................... 66

5 The Pre Test of the Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the Academic Year

2012/2013 ............................................................................................ 70

6 Key Answer of Pre Test ....................................................................... 75

7 The Table Specification of the Reading Comprehension of

Recount Text ....................................................................................... 76

8 The Post Test of the Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the Academic

Year 2012/2013 ................................................................................... 77

9 Key Answer of the Post Test ................................................................ 82

10 Index of Reliability .............................................................................. 83

11 The Calculation of Reliability of the Try Out Test ............................... 84

12 The Score of the Reading Comprehension of the Eeighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara before being Taught

by Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications in Academic Year

2012/2013 ........................................................................................... 85

13 The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of Pre Test Score

of the Reading Comprehension of Recount Text of the Eeighth

Grade Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara before being

Taught by Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications in Academic

Year 2012/2013 ................................................................................. 86

14 The Score of the Reading Comprehension of the Eeighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara after being Taught

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by Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications in Academic Year

2012/2013 ........................................................................................... 89

15 The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of Post Test

Score of the Reading Comprehension of Recount Text of the

Eeighth Grade Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara

before being Taught by Using Hot Potatoes Software Applications

in Academic Year 2012/2013 ............................................................. 90

16 Table of T-observation of Significant Difference between Pre-Test

and Post-Test of the Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade

Students of MTs Nurul Ulum Welahan Jepara in the Academic

Year 2012/2013 Taught by Using Hot Potatoes Software

Applications as a Media ...................................................................... 92

17 The List of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Nurul Ulum

Welahan Jepara in the Academic Year 2012/2013 Taught by Using

Hot Potatoes Software Applications ..................................................... 95

18 Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan............................................................. 96

19 Statement ............................................................................................. 97

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LIST OF FORMULAS

Formula Page

3.1 Formula of Calculating Reliability of the Test ...................................... 32

3.2 Formula of T-test technique ................................................................. 34

3.3 Formula of Calculating Mean............................................................... 35

3.4 Formula of Calculating Deviation Standard.......................................... 35