IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION BY USING BUZZ GROUP TECHNIQUE
| Main Author: | Nuriati, Nuriati |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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ELTS JOURNAL
, 2015
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| Online Access: |
http://jurnal.untad.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/ELTS/article/view/4421 http://jurnal.untad.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/ELTS/article/view/4421/3298 |
Daftar Isi:
- The purpose of conducting this research was to prove whether or not the students’ reading comprehension can be improved through buzz group technique. The researcher applied a pre-experimental research design. The sample of this research was the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 19 Palu selected by using purposive sampling. The experimental group was VIIC consisting of 20 students. The instrument of data collection was a test which was given to the research sample as pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was used to measure the students’ reading comprehension before the researcher gave the treatment; and post-test was used to measure the students’ reading comprehension after the treatment was given. The data were analyzed statistically. The result of data analysis showed that the hypothesis was accepted by regarding to the analysis that t-counted (8.341) was greater than the t-table (1.729). The degree of freedom (df) of the table was 20-1 = 19. The level of significance counted was set up 0.05. It means that buzz group technique can improve the students’ reading comprehension at SMP Negeri 19 Palu. Keywords: Improving; Reading Comprehension; Buzz Group Technique