Table of Content
APPROVAL PAGE ……….………….…………i
DECLARATION ……….……….…….…..ii
ABSTRACT ……….….…….iii
PREFACE ……….……….………...iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ……….…………v
TABLE OF CONTENT……….……….vii
LIST OF TABLES……….………...…..…...x
LIST OF APPENDICES………xi
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION……..……….……….….1
1.1 Background of the Study ………..…1
1.2 Research Questions..………..…..………....……….…..2
1.3 Research Variable………….………....………...….…….…….2
1.4 Aims of the Research….………..………….………..3
1.5 Research Significance………..……...………...3
1.6 Definition of the Terms……….……..4
1.7 The Structure of This Thesis………...…5
CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE…..………6
2.1The Nature of Reading………...6
2.2Reading Comprehension………...9
2.3Reading Comprehension Assessment……….…………....11
2.4Teaching Reading Comprehension……….13
2.4.1 Three Phase Technique……...………..………...………..…...14
2.5 Questioning in Teaching Reading Comprehension...………….……..….16
2.5.1 Question in Advance ( Pre-reading Activities)……….……..16
2.5.2 The Function of Questioning………...…….……....…...17
2.5.3 Questioning in the Classroom Interaction………...….……...18
2.7Kind and Form of Questions……….….…..……….……..22
2.8Assessing Questions………..…..…….………..…..…...24
2.9The Grammar Translation Method………...….26
2.10 Previous Research on Questioning Techniques in Teaching Reading……….….….29
2.11 Conclusion……...………..…….…………..………...………..….32
CHAPTER III.RESEARCH METHODOLOGY………..…..………...……….33
3.1Research Design……….…….………...……….…….….33
3.2Data Collection………...………..……...36
3.2.1 The Population, Setting, and Sample of Research..…..……...37
3.2.2 Instrumentation……..…....……...……….…….……38
3.2.2.1Instrument for Scoring …….……….……….…38
3.2.2.2Instrument for Treatment ….…….………….…….…...39
3.2.3 The Application of Questioning Techniques…...……....…...39
3.2.3.1Instructional Activities………..…….………...….40 3.2.4 Treatment………….……….…….………...…...…..…...41
3.2.4.1Teaching Reading Procedures and Materials of Question-ing Techniques for Experimental Group….…………...41
3.2.4.2Teaching Reading Procedures and Materials for Control Group ……….49
3.3 The Schedule of Treatment………...…..…...….….…………50 3.4Data Analysis.……...……….………...…...………..51
3.4.1Technique, Instrument of Collecting Data, and Data Interpretat- ion…...…….………....……..51
3.4.2 The Technique of Analyzing Data …..…..…....……...…...…….52
3.4.2.1 Score Data Analysis ……….……..…....………….…..….52
3.4.2.2 Hypothesis Testing ..………….…….……...…....……..…53
CHAPTER IV. DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS……...……..…….54
4.1.1 Validity of the Test …………...………...…54
4.1.2 Reliability of the Test ………..….……….……..…..55
4.1.3 Test Items Difficulty………...….………….….…….…...55
4.2The Result of t-test for Reading Comprehension Test………..……….….56
4.2.1 The Pretest and Post-test Gained from the Experimental Group...56
4.2.2 The Pretest and Posttest Scores Gained from the Control Group..59
4.3 The Hypothesis Testing…………....………..………...64
4.3.1 Comparative Analysis of Pretest and Post-test scores of the Experiment Group ………..………..…...…………...…...64
4.3.2 Comparative Analysis of Pretest and Post-test scores of the Control Group………..………...….65
4.3.3 Comparative Analysis of Pretest Scores of Experimental and Control Group………..………..………..…... ..66
4.3.4 Comparative Analysis of Post-test of Experimental and Control Group………...……….……….……….…….68
4.4Interpretation to the Students’Responses in the Questionnaire………...70
4.5Discussion of the Research Finding…...………..…….…….…...74
4.5.1 The Implementation of Questioning Technique in Teaching Reading Comprehension……….………...………75
4.6 Conclusion………….………...……….…...77
CHAPTER V. THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS...…...78
5.1. The Conclusions………..….……….…….….……....78
5.2.Recommendations………..……..……….……….…...79
Bibliography………..……...….………..………..………….……..81
List of Tables
Table 3.1 Research Design ………...……..34
Table 3.2 The schedule of Pre- Post-test and treatment………...……...51
Table 4.1 Data gained from Pretest and Post-test at the Experimental Group...168
Table 4.2 Data Interval from Pre-post-test at the experimental group…………..169
Table 4.3 One sample Kolmogorov-Smirovtest from pre and post-test at
the experimental group ……….…………..57
Table 4.4 Paired samples test of the experimental group ………...58
Table 4.5 Paired of Pretest and Post-test of Experimental group ………...59
Table 4.6 Data gained from Pre and Post-test at the Control group ………...…..170
Table 4.7 Paired samples Statistics from Pre-test and post-test at the control
group ……….………...…..……60
Table 4.8 Paired samples from Pre-test and post-test at the control group ..…...61
Table 4.9 Data gained at the pre-test and post-test both experimental and
control group………..……...………..….171
Table 4.10 Data gained from pre-test both experimental and control
group analysis..………...……….173
Table 4.11 Independent samples t- test for Pre-test of Experimental and
Control group……….…..….……67
Table 4.12 Independent- samples test for Post-test at Experimental and
Control group………..……..69
List of Appendices
Appendix 1 READING LESSON PLAN FOR EXPERIMENTAL GROUP...89
Appendix 1b READING LESSON PLAN FOR CONTROL GROUP………….98
Appendix 2 QUESTIONS LIST USE IN TREATMENT……….…….110
Appendix 3 THE TEXT MATERIALS……….118
Appendix 4 STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET………122
Appendix 5 SAMPLE OF ENGLISH SYLABUS FOR SMK………….…….139
Appendix 6a PRE-TEST………..………….……...140
Appendix 6b POST-TEST……….….….147
Appendix 7 THE RESULT OF TRY OUT TEST OF INSTRUMENT.. .…....153
Appendix 8 QUESTIONAIRES………...….…...162
Appendix 9 PICTURED DISPLAYED………...…….…....164
Appendix 10 Table 4.1DATA GAINED FROM PRE AND POST-TEST AT THE
EXPERIMENTAL GROUP………..….168
Appendix 11 Table 4.2DATA INTERVAL FROM PRETEST AND POSTTEST AT
THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP………....…..169
Appendix 12 Table 4.6 DATA GAINED FROM PRE AND POST-TEST AT THE
CONTROL GROUP………..………170
Appendix 13 Table 4.9 DATA GAINED AT PRE AND POST TEST BOTH
EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUP…..………..…….172
Appendix 14 Table 4.10THE DATA GAINED FROM EXPERIMENTAL AND
Appendix 15 Table 4.13 DATA GAINED FROM STUDENTS’
QUESTIONNAIRE………..………....175
