IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMP KARYA IBU PALEMBANG BY USING SCHEMA ACTIVATION STRATEGY

Main Author: JUNITA, LINA
Format: Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2019
Online Access: http://repository.radenfatah.ac.id/5091/1/chapter%201.pdf
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  • The aim of this study were to find out (1) whether or not there was a significant improvement on the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension by using Schema Activation strategy at SMP Karya Ibu Palembang (2) whether or not there was a significant difference between the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension between those who were taught by using Schema Activation strategy and those who were not at SMP Karya Ibu Palembang. The sample of this study was 68 eighth graders of SMP Karya Ibu Palembang, which were divided into control and experimental groups, and each group had 34 students. This study was conducted for 1 month. The technique of selecting the sample was purposive sampling. To collect the data, each group was given a pretest and posttest. The data analyses used a paired sample and an independent sample t-test. The results of this study showed that (1) the p-output (Sig. 2 tailed) was 0,000 and t-obtained was 12.124 at the significant level at 0.05 in two-tailed testing with df=33. It means that there was a significant improvement on the students' reading comprehension achievement after the students were taught by using Schema Activation strategy, and (2) the t-obtained was 5.517 and p-output was 0,000 at the significance level 0,05 in two-tailed testing with df= 66. It means there was a significant difference on the students' reading comprehension achievement between who were taught by using Schema Activation strategy and those were not.