THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY FOR STUDENTS’ READING
COMPREHENSION IN NARRATIVE TEXT
A THESIS
Submitted to the English Department as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for S. Pd Degree
By:
Bella Septian Almunda Pratama 1001050130
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated for:
Allah SWT, the only God of the universe who always gives me strength, healthy, and
happiness.
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PREFACE
AlhamdulillahiRabbil‘alamin. Thanks to Allah SWT who has given blessing and mercy so that the thesis as a partial fulfillment for requirements of S.Pd. Degree of English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto could be finished. Secondly, thanks to:
1. Drs. H. Syamsuhad Ilrsyad, S.H, M.H, the rector of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
2. Drs. Ahmad, M.Pd., the Dean of the Teacher Training and Education Faculty who has permitted me for doing the thesis.
3. Drs. Pudiyono S.Pd, M.Hum, as the head of English Department.
4. Lutfi Istikharoh S.Pd, M.Hum, as the supervisor who had guided, given suggestion, and corrected my thesis to be better.
5. All the lecturers in English Education Department for the dedication in giving the knowledge to me.
6. The headmaster of SMP N 1 Kalimanah, Purbalingga who had allowed permission to conduct the research.
8. All the second grade students of SMP N 1 Kalimanah, Purbalingga particularly VIII C and VIII D who had participated in the research.
In writing this thesis, there are still many weaknesses in, as there is nothing perfect in the world, so any criticism and suggestions from the readers are needed to make it better. It is expected that this thesis will give valuable things particularly for educational field and also those who are interested.
Purwokerto, July 2014
ABSTRACT
THE EFFECTIVENES OF DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY FOR STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION
IN NARRATIVE TEXT
(An Experimental Research at Eight Grade Students of SMPN 1 Kalimanah, Purbalingga in Academic Year 2013/2014)
By:
Bella Septian Almunda Pratama (1001050130)
The aim of this study was to find out whether Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) strategy was effective or not to assist students’ reading comprehension in narrative text.
The study was conducted from 21st of April until 17th of May 2014 at SMPN 1 Kalimanah, Purbalingga. The method used in this research was experimental research. This experimental research involved: experimental group and control group in which each group consisted of 32 students. In collecting the data, pre-test and post-test were used. Then, the tests were analyzed by using t-test to find out whether DRTA strategy was effective or not in teaching reading narrative text.
The result of the data analysis of t-test showed that the t-value was higher than that on t-table (4.18>1.67). It revealed that there was a positive effect of DRTA strategy in teaching reading narrative text. Thus, it was concluded that teaching reading using DRTA strategy was effective.
TABLE OF CONTENT
B. Reasons for Choosing the Topic………...4
C. The Problems of Research………...4
D. The Aim of Research………...4
E. The Scope of Research……….4
F. The Contribution of Research………..5
G. Clarification of the Key Terms……….5
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW A. Reading Comprehension 1. The Nature of Reading………. 7
2. Reading Comprehension………... 8
4. The aims of Reading………... 11
5. The Instructional Frameworks……… 13
B. Narrative 1. Definition of Narrative Text……… 14
2. Components of Narrative Text………. 15
3. Language Features of Narrative Text………16
4. Narrative Text Types……….. 17
C. DRTA Strategy 1. The Concept of DRTA……….. 19
2. The Procedural Steps of DRTA………. 20
3. The Aims of DRTA……… . 21
4. The Advantages and Disadvantages of DRTA….. 22
D. Teaching Reading Narrative Using DRTA…………23
E. Basic Assumption…... ... 28
F. Hypothesis... ... 28
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Research Methodology... 29
B. Place and Time of Research ... 31
C. Subject of Research 1. Population……….32
2. Sample………...32
D. Technique of Collecting Data
1. Pretest... . 33
2. Posttest... ... 34
E. The Technique of AnalyzingData 1. Validity ... 34
2. Reliability ... 35
3. Item Difficulties……….. 36
4. Students’ Competency………. 36
5. T-test Computation……… 39
List of Tables
Page Table 1 : the Schedule of Research... 31 Table 2 : the Criteria of Item Difficulty... 36 Table 3 : the Percentage of Students’ Score in Pretest
(Experimental Class)...……….. 41 Table 4 : the Percentage of Students’ Score in Posttest
(Experimental Class)………. ...…………... 42 Table 5 : the Percentage of Students’ Score in Pretest
(Control Class)………. 44 Table 6 : the Percentage of Students’ Score in Posttest
List of Chart
List of Appendix Appendices A
Appendix 1 : Item Analysis of Pre Test Appendix 2 : Item Analysis of Post Test Appendix 3 : Calculation of Validity Post Test Appendix 4 : Calculation of Reliability Post Test
Appendix 5 : Pretest and Posttest Score of Experimental Class Appendix 6 : Pretest and Posttest Score of Control Class Appendix 7 : Pretest and Posttest Score Table of Both Classes Appendix 8 : Computation of T-test
Appendix 9 : the Percentage of Students’ Score of Experimental Class Appendix 10 : the Percentage of Students’ Score of Control Class Appendix 11 : T-table
Appendix 12 : r-table
Appendices B
Appendix 1 : Pretest Instrument Appendix 2 : Posttest Instrument
