IDENTIFIKASI KESALAHAN PENYUSUNAN SKRIPSI MINI DALAM MATA KULIAH·PENULISAN KARYA ILMIAH MAHASISWA FAKULTAS ILMU KEOLAHRAGAAN

Abstract

This research discusses. the mini thesis development process which was
conducted by. Sports Science Faculty students· in the Scientific Paper Writing
course. The. aim
of this research is to· identify the·mistakes made by the students in
the mini thesis development.
.This research was· a descriptive study on mistakes.
The. population consisted
of 237 mini theses written by students of the. Faculty of
Sports
.. Science in the Scientific Paper Writing course in the academic year of
2006/2007. The sample consisted of
100 mini theses selected by using the
proportional sampling technique. The data collection instruments were a check-list
and a table developed from Pedoman Tugas Akhir UNY 2003 (Thesis Guidelines
Yogyakarta State University
2003). The data were analyzed by using the descriptive
quantitative technique involving percentage. The results of this research showed
that in the mini thesis writing, technically, students made mistakes mostly in
grammar, spelling and punctuation, .writing rules,
and content. In the writing
organization,
the most common mistakes were made in the middle part, while the
mistakes
in the introductory part and those in the closing were evenly balanced.