USE AESTHETIC REALISM METHOD TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT OF RECOUNT TEXT OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 BANYUASIN I
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- One of the problems faced by the students in learning English is reading. This research is done to help students in their reading skill. The objectives of this study were to find out whether or not (1) there was a significant difference in reading comprehension achievement before and after the students were taught by using Aesthetic Realism Method, and (2) there was a significant difference in reading comprehension achievement between the students who were taught by using Aesthetic Realism Method and those who were not. The sample of this study was 72 tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Banyuasin I which was chosen by using convenience sampling method. In this study, there were two groups of the tenth grade students, namely experimental group (X MIPA 2 on 36 students) and control group (X MIPA 3 on 36 students). To collect the data, pre-test and posttest were given to both groups. The data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The results of paired sample t-test showed that there was a significant difference (condition: t (36)=6.187, ρ-value=.000) in reading comprehension achievement of recount text before (Mean=53.61, SD=6.699) and after (Mean=66.64; SD=8.685) the students were taught by using Aesthetic Realism Method. The results of independent sample t-test showed that there was a significant difference (condition: t(36)=6.187, ρ-value=.000) in reading comprehension achievement of recount text between the students who were taught by using Aesthetic Realism Method and those who were not. In brief, Aesthetic Realism Method is helpful in enhancing reading comprehension achievement of recount text of the tenth grader students of SMA Negeri1Banyuasin I, and the students who were taught by using Aesthetic Realism Method outperformed those who were not. Keywords: Reading comprehension, Recount text, Aesthetic Realism Method