ESTD PERPUSTAKAAN UNTAD
ESTD PERPUSTAKAAN UNTAD
| JudulIMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION OF GRADE EIGHT STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 1 BUNGKU TIMUR THROUGH PICTURE |
| Nama: MAGFIRA |
| Tahun: 2022 |
| Abstrak ABSTRACT Magfira (A 121 17 176) “Improving Reading Comprehension of Grade Eight Students At SMP Negeri 1 Bungku Timur Through Picture”. Skripsi, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Department of Language and Art Education, English Language Education Study Program, under the supervision of H. Jamiluddin, and Co-Supervisor Maf'ulah. The problem highlighted in this research was the low reading comprehension of the second-semester eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Bungku Timur. They needed media that offer to improve reading comprehension. This study investigates whether pictures can be used effectively on high and low-motivated students in comprehending narrative texts. The picture itself is a picture that explains the events of the story which is why the researcher wanted to test whether pictures can help the students to improve their ability in reading comprehension or not. The objective of this research is to find out the significant effect of using pictures on students' reading comprehension in eight grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Bungku Timur. The research method in this study was quantitative research with one group pretest-posttest design. It was conducted from Monday, 11 January 2022 until Tuesday, 8 February 2022. The sample of this research was a VIII class with 21 students. The sampling of this study was a purposive sampling technique. To collect the data, the researcher used pretest-and posttest. At every meeting, the researcher gave different topics. There is a significant improvement in the result of the pretest and posttest. The mean score of pretests is (47,85) and the post-test is (75,95). The calculation result of t-test 13,7 and t table with DF-NI, DF-20, level of signification 5% in 1-table 2,08. The result of the T-test is 13,7> 2,08. So, the arithmetical t-test was greater than 1 table. By having calculated the data, it can be defined that there is an effect what after applying the pictures for eight grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Bungku Timur, which can be seen from the students' scores. Keywords : Picture, Reading Comprehension. |