SKRIPSI
READING COMPREHENSION OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
OF MTs ROUDLOTUSYSYUBBAN PATI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR
2018/2019 TAUGHT BY USING PQ4R STRATEGY
By
RIKA PURNAMASARI
NIM. 201432039
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNVERSITY
READING COMPREHENSION OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs ROUDLOTUSYSYUBBAN PATI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR
2018/2019 TAUGHT BY USING PQ4R STRATEGY
SKRIPSI
Presented to Muria Kudus University
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing Sarjana Program in the Department of English Education
By:
RIKA PURNAMASARI
NIM 201432039
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
MOTTO AND DEDICATIONS
Motto
1. The best way to predict the future is to create it. 2. Learning is not a spectator sport.
3. Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. 4. Education is the movement from darkness to light.
This skripsi is dedicated to:
1. The writer’s beloved parents (Mr. Harto Prawiro and Mrs. Suharti)
2. The writer’s beloved husband and daughter (Muhamad Sukarjo and Nafeeza Kireina Hikari) 3. The writer’s beloved brother and his wife (Mr.
Roni Yulianto and Mrs. Siti Rahmani)
4. The writer’s beloved best friends ( Shanti Yunita and Ayu Eka S.)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, the writer expresses her gratitude to Allah for giving the health, strength, and blessing the writer to finish her Skripsi entitled “Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 Taught By Using PQ4R Strategy” in order to fulfill the requirements of Sarjana Degree in English Education Department successfully.
The writer would like to express her appreciation to those who are involved in the process of completing this Skripsi, they are:
1. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd, as the dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
2. Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd, as the head of English Education Department.
3. Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd, as the first advisor, Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd, as the second advisor, those who always give advices, motivation and guidance accurately during of writing Skripsi.
4. All of the lecturers who taught the writer during studying in English Education Department.
5. Sulkhan, S.H, as the Headmaster of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati, who has been pleased to accept and give permission to the writer in conducting the research.
6. Baihaqi Zaenudin, S.Pd, as the English teacher of the eighth grade students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati who has been given time to support the writer in conducting the research.
7. All of teachers in MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati who give motivation in accomplishing this Skripsi.
8. Her beloved parents, husband, and daughter who always give their prayer, support, motivation, love and everything she needs.
10. Everyone who helps her in conducting this research, encourage and prayers her.
The writer shows her sincerest gratitude to the readers for some critics and suggestions. Hopefully this Skripsi will be useful for everyone.
Kudus, August 2018
ABSTRACT
Purnamsari, Rika. 2018. Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019
Taught by Using PQ4R Strategy. Skripsi. English Education
Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty. Muria Kudus University. Advisors (i) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd, (ii) Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd.
Key Words: Reading Comprehension and PQ4R Strategy.
Reading is one of activities which is important to get some information from the world. Especially for the students, beside to get some information the purpose of reading is to comprehend the text. For some students, reading a text is boring so the teacher must find new strategy to improve students’ interest in reading and help the students in comprehend a text. PQ4R strategy is one of strategies which is used to help the students in comprehend a text.
The objective of this research is to know whether there is a significant difference between reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the academic year 2018/2019 before and after being taught by using PQ4R strategy.
The design of this research is experimental research. The population of this research is all the eighth grade students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati. The sample of this research is class VIII A which consists of 23 students. The instrument of this research is multiple choice test which consists of 25 questions. To analyze the data, the writer used mean, standard deviation and hypothesis testing using t-test.
The result of this research showed that the mean of the pre-test is 54.97 and the standard deviation is 16.96 meanwhile the mean of the post-test is 77,9 and the standard deviation is 17.4. The hypothesis testing got the t(obtained ) 11.7 in t-table ±2.074, df=22 and the level of significance (α) is 0.05. the writer concluded that the null hypothesis (HO) was rejected and the alternative
hypothesis (Ha) is accepted because the t(obtained) falls in the critical region.
There is a significant difference between reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the academic year 2018/2019 before and after being taught by using PQ4R strategy.
ABSTRAK
Purnamasari, Rika. 2018. “Kepemhaman membaca pada kelas delapan dari MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati pada tahun ajaran 2018/2019 diajar dengan menggunakan strategi PQ4R”. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing (i) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd, (ii) Agung Dwi Nurcahyo, S.S, M.Pd. Kata Kunci: Pemahaman Membaca dan Strategi PQ4R
Membaca merupakan suatu kegiatan yang sangat penting untuk mendapatkan berbagai informasi dari seluruh dunia. Khususnya untuk para siswa, selain untuk mendapatkan informasi, tujuan membaca adalah juga untuk memahami suatu teks. Bagi sebagian siswa, membaca teks adalah suatu kegiatan yang membosankan sehingga guru harus mampu mencari strategi baru untuk meningkatakan minat siswa dalam membaca dan membantu siswa dalam memahami suatu teks. Strategi PQ4R adalah salah satu strategi yang digunakan untuk membantu siswa dalam memahami teks.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan yang signifikan antara pemehaman membaca siswa kelas delapan dari MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati pada tahun ajaran 2018/2019 sebelum dan sesudah diajar menggunakan strategi PQ4R.
Desain penelitian ini adalah peneltian eksperimen.Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas delapan dari MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati. Sampel dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII A dengan jumlah siswa 23. Instrumen peneliatian ini adalah menggunakan test pilihan ganda dengan jumlah soal 25. Untuk menganalisa data, penulis menggunakan rata-rata, simpangan pokok, dan uji hipotesis menggunakan t-test.
Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata dari pre-test adalah 54.97 dan simpangan pokok 16.96 sedangkan rata-rata dari post-test adalah 77.39 dan simpangan pokok 17,4. Untuk uji hipotesis memperoleh t(obtained) 11,7 pada tabel ±2.074, df=22 dan tingkat signifikan (α) 0.05. Penulis menyimpulkan bahwa null hipotesis (HO) ditolak dan alternatif
hipotesis (Ha) diterima karena t(obtained) jatuh pada critical region.Terdapat
perbedaan yang signifikan antara pemehaman membaca siswa pada kelas delapan dari MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati pada tahun ajaran 2018/2019 sebelum dan sesudah diajar menggunakan strategi PQ4R.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
COVER ... i
LOGO ... ii
TITLE ... iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ... iv
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ... v
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii 1.1 Background of the Research ... 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ... 3
1.3 Objective of the Research ... 3
1.4 Significance of the Research ... 3
1.5 Scope of the Research ... 3
1.6 Operational Definition ... 4
CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Teaching English in MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati ... 5
2.2 Reading ... 6
2.2.1 Purpose of Reading ... 7
2.2.2 Reading Comprehension ... 7
2.3 Recount Text ... 7
2.4 PQ4R Strategy ... 8
2.4.1 The Procedures of PQ4R Strategy ... 9
2.4.2 The Implementation of PQ4R Strategy ... 10
2.4.3 The Advantage of PQ4R Strategy ... 11
2.5 Review of Previous Research ... 11
2.6 Theoretical Framework ... 12
2.7 Hypothesis ... 13
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD 3.1 Design of the Research ... 14
3.2 Population and Sample ... 15
3.3 Data Collecting Technique ... 16
3.4 Instrument of the Research ... 16
3.5 Validity and Reliability ... 16
3.6 Data Analysis ... 18
CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARH 4.1 The reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati before being taught by using PQ4R strategy... 21
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION
5.1 The Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 Before
Being Taught by Using PQ4R Strategy ... 27
5.2The Reading Comprehension of The Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 After Being Taught by Using PQ4R Strategy ... 27
5.3The Significant Difference Between the Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 Before and After Being Taught by Using PQ4R Strategy ... 29
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION 6.1 Conclusion ... 31
6.2 Suggestion ... 31
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 32
APPENDICES ... 33
STATEMENT ... 76
LIST OF TABLES
3.1 Criteria of the Reliability Test ... 18 4.1 The Score of Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 Before Being Taught by Using PQ4R
Strategy ... 21 4.2 The Frequency Distribution of Reading Comprehension of the
Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 Before Being Taught by Using
PQ4RStrategy ... 22 4.3 The Score of Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade
Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 After Being Taught by Using PQ4R
Strategy ... 23 4.4 The Frequency Distribution of The Reading Comprehension of
the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 After Being Taught by
Using PQ4R Strategy ... 24 4.5 The Summary of T-test Calculation of the Reading
Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019
LISTS OF FIGURES
3.1 Experimental design of pre-test and post test ... 15
3.2 Formula to test the Reliability ... 17
3.3 Formula to calculate the mean ... 18
3.4 Formula to calculate the standard deviation... 18
3.5 Formula of t-test ... 19
4.1 The Chart of the Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 Before Being Taught by Using PQ4R Strategy ... 22
4.2 The Chart of the Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of MTs Roudlotusysyubban Pati in the Academic Year 2018/2019 After Being Taught by Using PQ4R Strategy ... 24
