The formulation of the problem in this research is "whether there is a significant effect of using the scramble method on the reading comprehension of eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Tanjung Sakti Pumu. The first group consists of the experimental class and the second group is the control class.
INTRODUCTION
Previous research shows that the scrambling method has a positive effect on improving students' reading comprehension skills. Investigating the Effectiveness of Using the Scramble Method to Improve Reading Comprehension (A Quasi-Experimental Study in Eight Grades of SMP Negeri 2 Tanjung Sakti Pumu)".
LITERATURE REVIEW
Definition of Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension is therefore the relationship between the reader and the reading text in an interrelated process of interpreting the meaning of the reading text. The reader will not understand the purpose of the text until he understands the main idea.
The Purposes of Reading
This means that words are used as cues for the reader to find their meaning elsewhere in the text or in things called pronouns. Knowing why the reader is reading increases the reader's chances of understanding the material read.
Types of Reading
Intensive reading is a reading activity that is done seriously in order to understand the content of the reading and obtain information; it can also be used to determine an interesting item from the reader. If a reader reads only one text slowly in intensive reading, the reader reads several connected texts at the same time and is finished quickly in intensive reading.
Reading Process
The difficulty at this stage is determined by the differences between the learner's native script and English, as well as the spelling conventions of the two languages. At this stage, students only see the syntactic relationships of items and understand the meaning structure of the syntactic units.
The Procedures of Teaching Reading
Of which, in the previous activity, the students had read the text and done the exercises given by the teacher. Practice questions can be given by the teacher in the form of essays, multiple choice questions and filling in the blank sentences.
Narrative Text
This section is an introductory part of the story that introduces the main and supporting characters involved in the story, as well as explaining the main characters. The beginning of this issue also begins a series of plots that will culminate in the conflict, climax, and anti-climax of the story. This is the last part of the story where the problems in the story are resolved.
Every problem in a story must have a solution, and the author can choose to end the story with a happy or sad ending. This part is the concluding sentence that tells the final state of the character in the story or contains a moral message.
Scramble Method
- Types of scramble method
Meanwhile, according to Soeparn mentioned in Radjab (2020, p. 122), the scramble method is a language game, which is basically an activity that can encourage readers to acquire certain skills. Meanwhile, according to Huda & Nafiah (in Sulaeman, et al, 2020, p. 1253), the scramble method is one of the teaching methods that can help increase students' concentration and thinking speed during teaching and learning activities. Meanwhile, according to Komalasari mentioned in Mahmud (2020, p. 168), the scrambling method is a teaching method that assigns students to find answers to a question by sorting the scrambled words into the correct word form.
According to Mustadi et al., 2017, cited in Mahmud (2020, p. 168), stated that the scramble method is a learning method that prioritizes teamwork and can increase creativity and teamwork. Imba (2020, p. 168) suggested that the scramble method had different forms depending on the nature of the answer. namely: word scramble, sentence scramble, paragraph scramble and discourse scramble.
Conceptual Framework
The steps of the scramble method described above can help teachers use the scramble method in the teaching process, including presenting the material, creating question sheets, and answering questions that have been scrambled in order. First, students worry about the difficult words they find in a passage of reading text. Teachers must use interesting methods to solve the problems that students encounter during the learning process, especially in reading comprehension.
Scramble is a learning method to have students find answers and solve the problem in the sheet to measure their knowledge. This is because the methods commonly used in the classroom are monotonous, so students get bored.
Hypothesis
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The Population and Sample of The Research
The eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Tanjung Sakti Pumu were divided into three classes namely Class VIII A, Class VIII B and Class VIII C. Purposive sampling allows researchers to sample using judgment to select the appropriate sample to collect the data required and usually based on previous information. It was chosen because the sample has a purpose, making it easier for the authors to collect data.
The researcher then manipulated the sample, with class VIII A serving as the experimental group and class. The reason why the researcher chose the two classes is that, considering the purposive sample, the average scores obtained by students from the results of the given tests did not differ much and both classes were taught by the same teacher.
Technique of Colecting Data
They were chosen because they cover all the indicators that will be used to evaluate students' reading comprehension skills. The researcher gave a post-test at the final meeting to assess the students' reading comprehension after using the scramble method. Students were given a post-test to determine their scores after teaching-learning activities and treatment.
The Instrument of Research
Research Procedures
Meanwhile the control class serves as a comparison to find the differences or effects that may appear between the experimental group and the control group. O1 : Pre-test for the experimental class O2 : Post-test for the experimental class O3 : Pre-test for the control class. For the experimental class, the second through sixth meetings are filled with learning activities using the skirmish method.
At the end of the session, the researcher administered a post-test to determine the extent of the students' reading comprehension after the scrambling treatment. A post-test is administered to determine the student's outcome after the teaching, learning and treatment process.
Validity and Reability
Reliability is the degree to which a measuring instrument can be trusted, or reliably indicated by its reliability. A measuring instrument is stable or consistent in that it gives the same results under the same conditions when measured repeatedly. An instrument is said to be reliable if it produces fixed or object (consistent) results when tested many times.
To specify the reliability of the questions, the researcher used the Cronbach Alpha reliability test. Basic Decision Making in the Cronbach Alpha Reliability Test According to Wiratna Sujerweni, if the Cronbach Alpha value is greater than 0.6(>0.6), the research instrument is said to be reliable.
Data Analysis Technique
This test is used to determine whether the data comes from a normal distribution or not (Amin, Kurniawan, et al., 2021). Homogeneity test is used to know whether the data comes from the homogeneous variance or not. Regression tests were used to see the effect of the variable (ZUBAEDİ et al., 2021), namely the effect of using the scramble method on students' reading comprehension.
Then these results will show whether there is a significant effect or not on the use of the scramble method to improve reading comprehension. If the significance level is greater than 0.05, the X variable has no effect on the Y variable.
Statistical Hypothesis
Based on the experimental class distribution score table above, it can be seen that the pretest and posttest scores in the experimental class increased significantly. The table above shows that the pre-test and post-test scores in the control class did not improve significantly. Based on table 4.9, the results of the normality test of the post-test experimental class above, it can be seen that the significance value of student learning outcomes in the post-test is 0.077.
Based on Table 4.10, the results of the posttest normality test of the experimental class above, it can be seen that the significance value of the students' learning outcomes in the posttest is 0.082. In fact, there were several students in the experimental class whose reading comprehension increased after being taught with the scramble method.
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Discussion
After conducting the pretest, the researcher used the shuffling method to treat the experimental class. Therefore, we can say that the scramble method has a significant impact on the reading comprehension ability of students in the VIIIth grade. to class SMPN 2 Tanjung Sakti Pumu. To solve the problem of reading comprehension of narrative texts, they must use the scramble method in the learning process.
The effectiveness of the Scramble method to improve students' ability to read aloud in grade II primary schools. The teacher asks questions to find out if the students have understood the topic about the fighting method.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Suggestion
Teachers should use the skirmish method when teaching reading comprehension of narrative texts in order to make the teaching and learning process more active and enjoyable in the classroom. After reading this thesis, the reader should have a better understanding of how to use the scramble method. The Effect of Scramble Method on Sentence Arrangement Ability of Deaf Students 5th Grade Special Education Primary School Dharma Wanita Sidoarjo.
Effectiveness of Using Scramble Method in Class IV Ips Learning Sdn 1 Bulango Selatan Bone Bolango District. Scramble Method C. Media and Resources. a) Media: Printed materials and assignments b) Source: Internet, books in English. The teacher asks questions to see if the students have understood the topic of the narrative text.
The teacher uses questions to determine whether the students have understood the topic of the narrative text and the scramble method.
