USING HIGH 5 STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT AND READING INTEREST OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 10 PALEMBANG
| Main Authors: | Surayatika, Desi, Inderawati, Rita, Eka, Dian |
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| Format: | Proceeding PeerReviewed application/pdf |
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Daftar Isi:
- The main purpose of this study was to find out whether or not High 5 strategies could make a significant difference in improving both students reading comprehension achievement and reading interest. The population consisted of 423 eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 10 Palembang in academic year of 2012/2013. Forty of them were selected as the sample by using purposive random sampling technique based on the following criteria: (1) the students who were below the schools’ standard score of English in the previous semester (<75), (2) the students who were taught by the same teacher in their regular class, (3) the students who were in the eleventh grade, (4) the students who were not taking an English course during the study. The research was conducted in terms of reading comprehension and reading interest for about two months or 24 meetings including pre and post tests and questionnaire before and after the treatment. The result showed that (1) there was a significant progress within each group in both reading comprehension and reading interest, (2) there were also significant difference between the experimental and control groups in students’ reading comprehension achievement and reading interest. Finally, it was concluded that High 5 strategies was considered applicable to improve students’ reading comprehension achievement and reading interest. Keywords:High 5 strategies, reading comprehension achievement, and reading interest