Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the significant effect of using comic strips strategy toward students’ reading comprehension and writing ability at MTsN 1 Pekanbaru. A Quasi-Experimental by Non-equivalent Pre-test and Post-test Group was applied as a designed for study. The sample was two classes (VIII 3 and VIII 4) consisting 20 students of treatment class, and 20 students of control class. The data were computed using SPPS 20.0 to analyze Independent sample t-test and Paired sample t-test. The finding of this study revealed that there was a significant effect on students’ reading comprehension by using comic strips strategy, it shown on paired sample t-test; treatment class was 77 and control class was 64.5, the hypothesis testing showed the result of post T-test -7.149, then score of sig.(2-tailed) is 0.000, if we act to null hypothesis (Ho) that is 0.05, it means that the score of sig.(2-tailed) was smaller than score of Ho. The data also revealed that there was a significant effect on students’ writing ability, it shown on paired sample t-test; treatment class was 79.6 and control class was 54.2, the hypothesis testing showed the result of post T-test -21.9, then score of sig.(2-tailed) is 0.000, if we act to null hypothesis (Ho) that is 0.05, it means that the score of sig.(2-tailed) was smaller than score of Ho. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. From those data it can be summarized that there is a significant effect of using comic strips strategy on students’ reading comprehension and writing ability.
Highlights
Janette, Sharon and Alison (2007:12) state that reading comprehension is a process of constructing meaning, coordinated with complex processes, including word reading, word and word knowledge, and fluency
In this study the researchers wanted to investigate two classes which were being separated into treatment class and control class, as a treatment class the students received a comic strip strategy, while the control class did not receive any treatment
The finding of this study revealed that there was a significant effect on students’ reading comprehension by using comic strips strategy, it shown on paired sample ttest; treatment class was 77 and control class was 64.5, the hypothesis testing showed the result of post T-test -7.149, score of sig.(2-tailed) is 0.000, if we act to null hypothesis (Ho) that is 0.05, it
Summary
Sharon and Alison (2007:12) state that reading comprehension is a process of constructing meaning, coordinated with complex processes, including word reading, word and word knowledge, and fluency. In those processes, the readers have to be able to extract and construct the text in order to obtain certain information. The ability of constructing the text is very useful during the reading activity. Lynn, Simon and Schuster (1993:1) express the writing is a way of thinking and learning, through writing someone can get opportunities to explore many ideas from the text they read, it is a way to discover something different or newest which involved series of steps. Nunan (2009) believes that writing is a combination of process and product which refers to how the writer shares ideas, and how to comprehensibly understand the reader
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