Cognitive Strategy Training in Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension
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Penelitian ini menyelidiki apakah i) pelatihan strategi kognitif secara signifikan meningkatkan pemahaman membaca siswa dan ii) proses pelatihan strategi kognitif dalam meningkatkan pemahaman membaca siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kuasi eksperimental dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian berasal dari 60 siswa sebagai kelas kontrol dan eksperimen. Data dikumpulkan melalui test awal, test akhir, dan perlakuan (training). Data dari tes dianalisis menggunakan SPSS. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa pelatihan strategi kognitif meningkatkan kemampuan membaca siswa dengan taraf signifikansi 0,05. Selanjutnya, proses pelatihan strategi kognitif berjalan dengan lancar dalam arti siswa dapat menerapkan strategi kognitif selama proses pelatihan.. Ini menunjukkan bahwa pelatihan strategi kognitif mempermudah siswa untuk meningkatkan pemahaman membaca mereka.
This research investigated whether i) cognitive strategy training significantly improved students’ reading comprehension and ii) the process of cognitive strategy training in improving students’ reading comprehension. The research used quasi-experimental design using quantitative approach. The subjects of the research were 60 students for both control and experimental classes. The data were collected through the pre test, post test, and treatment. The data from the tests were analyzed using SPSS. The result showed that cognitive strategy training improved the students' reading comprehension with the significant level 0.05. Furthermore, the process of cognitive strategy training ran well in the sense that the students could apply cognitive strategies during the training process. This suggests that cognitive strategy training facilitates learners to improve their reading comprehension.
Keywords: Cognitive strategy, cognitive strategy training, reading comprehension.
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