THE EFFECT OF THINK ALOUD STRATEGY IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ON NARRATIVE TEXT AT SMPN 31 SELUMA

Kuswardani, Anggraini (2022) THE EFFECT OF THINK ALOUD STRATEGY IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ON NARRATIVE TEXT AT SMPN 31 SELUMA. Diploma thesis, UIN Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu.

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Abstract

The goal of this study is to see if using Think Aloud Strategy able to improving students' reading comprehension on narrative text. SMPN 31 Seluma was the location of this study. The method of this research is quasi-experiment. The subject of this research is the students of eight grade at SMPN 31 Seluma that consist of 46 students, with 23 from class VIII B (Experimental class) and 23 from class VIII A (control class). The students’ pre-test and post-test were calculated and analyzed using SPSS 16 software. The research instruments in this research are questionnaire and documentation. The result of the data analysis in this research are the experimental class average pretest score was 57.39 and while the experimental class average posttest score was 81.09, in the control class average pretest score 53.91, and posttest score 73.26. Based on the teaching and learning activities, the result of pre-test until post-test in experiment class are increased. So this research is success. Therefore, it could be concluded that alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. It could be concluded that the used of Think Aloud Strategy in improving reading comprehension at the eight grade of SMPN 31 Seluma was effective to improve students' reading comprehension.

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