Abstract
This study is about the effect of Cooperative Script on students’ reading comprehension. Problem raised in this research was: What is the effect of using Cooperative Script on student’s reading comprehension at Grade eleven of SMA Negeri 2 Pematangsiantar? To answer the question, the researchers used some theories such as: Harmer (2007), Bolukbas, Keskin, and Polat (2011), Herman (2014) and Barker (2000). Experimental design was conducted to this research. The population of the study was the 2019/202 academic year firstsemester grade XI students of SMA Negeri 2 Pematangsiantar. The samples were two classes, namely XIPMIA3 and XIPIS 1, with the total was 68 students selected by applying random sampling. The sample was divided into two groups. Experimental group (XI PIS 1) was taught by applying Cooperative Script Method while the control group (XI PMIA 3) was taught by applying explaining method. There were two data used in this research. They were pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula to show the effect of applying Cooperative Script Method on students’ reading comprehension. After analyzing the data, the finding indicates that t-observed was higher than t-table (6.263 > 1.668)) with the degree of freedom (df) = 66. It means that applying Cooperative Script Methodhas significantly affected students’ reading comprehension.
Highlights
Language is one of the tools used by everyone in their daily life as a means to convey information and arguments to others
Previous related research done by Windha Agnesty (2018) has reported that the implementation of Cooperative Script Methodhas significantly affected students’ reading comprehension
The similarities in this research were the research done by Windha Agnesty (2018) used 4 different texts where each of them consists of 5 questions, so there were 20 questions
Summary
Language is one of the tools used by everyone in their daily life as a means to convey information and arguments to others. By language we can talk with other people, can give information, can able to exchange knowledge, can express emotion, ideas, beliefs, feelings, opinions, wishes, thanks, and promises From many of languages in the world, English is a global language that is used as a communication device between nations of different language. English plays an important role in process of communication among them and English can accelerate science and technological development of a nation. In teaching English, there are four skills that have to be mastered by the students; listening, writing, reading and speaking
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