Writer / NIM
HAJRIA HUMOKOR / 321411033
Study Program
S1 - PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
Advisor 1 / NIDN
Dr. Hj. RASUNA TALIB, M.Hum / 0012126807
Advisor 2 / NIDN
SRI RUMIYATININGSIH LUWITI, M.Pd / 0011107602
Abstract
Improving Students' Competence in Reading Descriptive Text
By using PQ4R Method
The purpose of this research is to know whether PQ4R (preview, question, read, recite, reflect, review) Method can improve students' reading competence in reading descriptive text. The population of this research is all students in eighth grade of SMP Negri 2 Bolangitan Barat. Especially the eighth grade (8b) and the sample is consist of 21 students. This research used one group Pre-test and Post-test Design. In addition, to collect the data the writer used multiple choices test as the form of the instrument. Therefore, in analyze the data the writer used normality test and t-test. The results of this research show that the application of PQ4R method can improve significantly students' competence in reading descriptive text. It is support by using statistical analysis that show tcount is larger than tlist. The value of tcount was 11.78 and tlist was 2.09. It can be formulated as 11.78 > 2.09 with the degree of freedom = (n-1) = (20-1) = 20 in level significance = 0.05. It is indicated that the hypothesis of this research is acceptable. Teaching students' by using PQ4R Method can improve students' competence in reading descriptive text significantly.
Key Words: PQ4R Method, Descriptive Text, Reading Competence
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