Abstract
This study aims to (1) determine the significant difference in reading comprehension skills between students who were taught using the QAR strategy and students who were taught without using the QAR strategy in class VIII SMP Negeri 4 Pematangsiantar. This research is a quantitative research with a quasi-experimental research method. The research design was a pretest and posttest control group design. The data analysis technique used was t-test with a significance level of 5%. T-test analysis of posttest data of the experimental group and the control group, obtained th of 3.523 and p of 0.001 (p <0.05). The results of the t-test analysis of the experimental group's pretest and posttest data obtained th 12,919 and p of 0.000 or (p <0.05). The average gain score for the experimental group was 5.41 and the control group average was 2.78. Based on these data, the conclusions of this research are (1) there is a significant difference in reading comprehension ability between students who are taught using the QAR strategy and those taught without using the QAR strategy in class VIII SMP Negeri 2 Tempel, (2) the QAR strategy is effectively used in learning reading comprehension in grade VIII SMP Negeri 4 Pematangsiantar.
Highlights
Reading activities help students obtain information from various sources to support learning at school
There is a significant difference in comprehension reading skills between students who are taught using Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) strategies and students who are taught without using QAR strategies in students of grade VIII of SMP N 4 Pematangsiantar
The difference in comprehension reading ability was shown by the results of the test-t posttest of the experimental group and the control group
Summary
Reading activities help students obtain information from various sources to support learning at school. Daily activities cannot be separated from reading activities. Various information can be obtained by reading, such as reading news in newspapers, internet, billboards, story books and so on. Based on Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan (KTSP) applicable in junior high schools, reading is one of the skills that must be mastered in Indonesian subjects. Reading is listed in the competency standard, so it is very important in achieving the completeness of the value of these subjects. Students often experience problems which result in their reading ability
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