The Effectiveness of 3-2-1 Strategy and Close Reading Strategy to Enhance the Students’ Motivation and Achievement in Reading Comprehension at Immanuel Senior High School Batam

Abstract

This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of the 3-2-1 strategy in enhancing student’s motivation and achievement; to assess the effectiveness of the close reading strategy in enhancing student’s motivation and achievement; to discuss the significant difference between the 3-2-1 strategy and close reading strategy in enhancing students’ motivation and achievement; to show the use of motivation in enhancing students’ achievement and to elaborate the relationship among the 3-2-1 strategy close reading strategy, students’ motivation, and students’ achievement. This research was a quasi-experimental study with a 2x2 factorial design focusing on two independent and dependent variables. The population of this research were the eleventh grade of students in Immanuel Senior High School Batam in the 2022/2023 academic year. Furthermore, the samples were taken from two classes with 37 participants in this research. Seventeen students were in experiment class I, and 20 were in experiment II. The results of this research showed that (1) the 3-2-1 strategy is effective in enhancing students’ motivation in reading comprehension. (2) the 3-2-1 strategy effectively enhances students’ achievement in reading comprehension. (3) close reading strategy effectively enhances students’ motivation in reading comprehension. (4) close reading strategy effectively enhances students’ achievement in reading comprehension. (5) the 3-2-1 strategy significantly enhances students’ motivation in reading comprehension. (6) there is a significant difference between the 3-2-1 strategy and the close reading strategy in enhancing students’ achievement (7) the use of motivation positively influences learning achievement. (8) there is a relationship between the 3-2-1 strategy, close reading strategy, students’ motivation, and students’ achievement. Keywords: 3-2-1 Strategy, Close Reading Strategy, Reading Comprehension, Learning Motivation, Achievement