THE USE OF TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH QUESTION GENERATION STRATEGY

Abstract

This study aimed to explore a question generation strategy for teaching reading comprehension. It was quasi-experimental. The research population used in this study was the whole ninth-grade students of SMP Walisongo Pontianak in the academic year of 2021/2020. This study utilized cluster random sampling to take and choose the sample. The samples were the students from B Class becoming the experimental group and D Class becoming the control group. It applied the measurement technique in this study. The tool of the data collection was a reading test. This study analyzed the data obtained through an independent samples test. The research result showed that the Sig value < 0.05 (0.004 < 0.05), meaning Ha accepted. It proved that the question generation strategy could increase the students"™ reading comprehension and make them actively motivated and involved in the learning process. Besides, the significant effect in teaching reading comprehension had a strong effect (0.727). Therefore, it is proposed to use in teaching the reading comprehension context. It could develop students"™ thoughts about understanding the text, encourage them to be active and smart readers, increase their understanding of the text they read, and help them catch essential ideas.