This section deals with the interpretation of the finding and also the description of data gained from the students‟ score before and after apply treatment in developing the students‟ reading comprehension. The description of data collected from the students‟ reading comprehension especially in literal comprehension and interpretive comprehension as explanation in the previous
section showed that the students‟ main ideas and conclusion in reading comprehension was improved. It was supported by mean score and percentage of students‟ pre-test and post-test result. Based on the finding above, the using Literature Circles Strategy made students had mean score that was approaching the standard in reading comprehension.
1. The Improvement of the Students Reading Comprehension in Term of Literal Comprehension
Reading Comprehension in terms of Literal Comprehension is about understanding in knowing the main idea of the test that has been given the form of the researcher and also in accordance with the needs and desires of students. That happens if students are more interested so that readers can understand and get information from the reading text they are reading. As Harmer (2007) states that reading for general understanding means not stopping for every word, not analyzing everything that the researcher includes in the text.
The results of data analysis through the reading test show that students' literal comprehension focused on the main idea has increased. It is indicated by the students' scores on the pre-test and post-test. The researcher determines the discussion by paying attention to literal comprehension. High school students are in the process of learning several skills in English, and one of them is reading. In the process research, from pre-test to post-test researchers analyzed students' ability to answer questions based on the text given is still lacking and needs improvement. Some students spend most of their time reading the whole text
without understanding the meaning of the text they are reading. It made them confused in answering some of the questions given during the research.
Most of the students cannot highlight the main idea and some important statements in the text that are answers to the question given. It is proven by the findings above that in the pre-test there is no students get excellent, very good and 1 student (5%) got good, 11 students (55%) got everage, and 8 students (40%) got poor score. All scores are only classified in the moderate to good score level because students are less able to understand the text literally, all 5 questions related to literal understanding are not fully answered by students.
Furthermore, after giving the treatment, the researcher applied Literature Circles Strategy to improve students' reading comprehension to more critically understand the entire text that has been given. They find it easier to find the literally correct answer to each question. After the treatment was given, the researcher gave a post-test to see the improvement or progress of students' reading comprehension skills especially in literal understanding. The results as stated above are that in the post-test, researchers found a significant increase in student scores from 20 samples. On post-test there are no students who get excellent and very good. 20 students (100%) got very good marks, and there are no students' who get average, fair and poor.
The percentage in the post-test that students scored very well was higher than the percentage in the pre-test. This shows that students are able to improve their reading comprehension skills, especially in literal comprehension of texts
after the treatment is given using the Literature Circles Strategy. The students had good progress which was shown in table 4.2 that the students' scores were significantly higher. Students have been able to answer completely and comprehensively questions related to literal understanding of the text.
2. The Improvement of the Students Reading Comprehension in Term of Interpretive Comprehension
The use of the Literature Circles Strategy is quite effective in teaching reading to high school students. In fact, based on previous researchers, most of the students had good scores in the post-test. That means, the treatment is effective in improving students' reading comprehension skills. Furthermore, this method is actually capable of maked the learning process becomes more interesting in the learning process in the classroom.
Regarding the findings in each meeting in the treatment, the researcher concluded that the students enjoyed the class and they felt it was easy to read the text because they had been guided previously. They can answer questions well because they have been able to highlight important points of the text. In addition, feedback is also given to students after reading and answering questions as good input for them in their next reading comprehension practice or test.
Interpretive comprehension is one of the important factors to prove that students can understand the whole text. In the treatment given, the researchers formed groups and treated them according to the Literature Circles Strategy.
Students are able to answer essays on the given text. It can prove that students can
understand the meaning of the text. It can also stimulate students to explore their ideas in answering questions and put their critical thinking in their answers.
Furthermore, after giving the pre-test the score was quite low. From 20 research samples, 1 student (5%) got everage, 19 students (95%) got poor, and there is no students' get excellent, very good, good and fair. In the post-test, the researcher found an increase in students' scores. Of the 20 research samples, there were 10 students (50%) who got good grades, 10 students (50%) got an average score, and there is no students' get excellent, very good, fair and poor.
This shows that students are able to improve their ability to draw conclusions. After the treatment is given, the data shown on the table 4.3 shows that students were progressive in answering questions and tried to put their own interpretations into their answers.
3. The Significance Difference of T-Test and T-Table
Through the results of the pre-test and post-test, the results of the t-test value were obtained significance level = 0.05, degrees of freedom (df) = 20-1 = 19 shows that the t-table value is 2.093, and the t-test value is 13.90. Therefore, it can be concluded that statistically hypothesis (H1) is accepted and statistically hypothesis (H0) is rejected. This means that the use of Literature Circles can improve students' reading comprehension.
From the discussion above, it can be concluded that 20 eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 10 Jeneponto are already good at reading skills
after being taught the Literature Circles Strategy, especially in understanding a text.