THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RECIPROCAL TEACHING IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Authors

  • Desy Oktavianti English Education Study Program of Languages and Arts Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Tanjungpura University Pontianak
  • Clarry Sada English Education Study Program of Languages and Arts Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Tanjungpura University Pontianak
  • Luwandi Suhartono English Education Study Program of Languages and Arts Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Tanjungpura University Pontianak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26418/jppk.v7i9.27693

Abstract

Abstract

The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching in reading comprehension of descriptive text in the eight- Grade students of SMP N 02 Sejangkung in Academic Year 2017/ 2018. The population of this research was all of eight- grade students of SMP N 02 Sejangkung in Academic Year 2017/ 2018 and the sample was taken from Class C which consists of 31 students. The writer conducted this research through pre- experimental research with one group pre- test and post- test design. The writer collected the data by using a measurement technique to measure students reading comprehension of descriptive text. The findings showed that the t-test was higher than t-table and the effect size was categorized as a strong effect. In conclusion, the use of reciprocal teaching is significantly effective in teaching reading comprehension of descriptive text. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis which stated "The effectiveness of reciprocal teaching in reading comprehension of descriptive text in eight- grade students of SMP N 02 Sejangkung in Academic Year 2017/2018" was accepted.

Keywords: Reciprocal Teaching, Reading Comprehension, Descriptive Text, Pre-
             Experimental Study

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Published

2018-09-17

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 9 (2018): September 2018

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Articles