THE EFFECT OF TEACHING DRTA TOWARD THE STUDENTS READING ACHIEVEMENT

Meizi Fitriana, Ujang Suparman, Sudirman Sudirman

Abstract


Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada peningkatan yang signifikan dalam prestasi pemahaman siswa membaca text narasi diajarkan melalui Directed Reading Thinking Activity. Sampel penelitian adalah siswa tahun pertama SMP PGRI 2 Katibung Lampung Selatan pada tahun 2012/2013. Hasil tes menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan yang signifikan dari pre-test untuk post-test setelah diajarkan melalui Directed Reading Thinking Activity. Kenaikan ini dari 70,84 sampai dengan 77,51 dan pencapaian 6.67. Ini membuktikan bahwa pengajaran yang diberikan oleh peneliti memiliki efek positif pada prestasi, yang berarti Directed Reading Thinking Activity dapat meningkatkan prestasi pemahaman siswa membaca text narasi.

The objective of this research was to find out whether there is significant increase in students’ reading comprehension achievement of narrative texts taught through Directed Reading – Thinking Activity Strategy. The sample of the research was the first year students of SMP PGRI 2 Katibung Lampung Selatan in the year 2012/2013. The result of the test shows that there is a significant increase from pre-test to post-test after being taught through Directed Reading-Thinking Activity. The increase is from 70.84 up to 77.51 and the gain is 6.67. This proves that the treatments given by the researcher has a positive effect on the students’ achievement, which means Directed Reading-Thinking Activity can increase students’ reading comprehension achievement of narrative text. Keywords : DRTA, narrative text, reading


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