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The Effect of Extensive Reading Strategy on Students’ Reading Comprehension at Smp Dharma Wanita In The Academic Year Of 2023/2024

The objectives of this study is to find out whether extensive reading give significant effect to the students’ reading comprehension. The method in this research was Experimental research. This research had been conducted at SMP Dharma Wanita. The Population of this research was the eighth grade students of SMP Dharma Wanita which consisted of 48 students into two classes, namely VIII-A and VIII-B. VIII-A as the experimental class and VIII-B as the control class. Both of classes consisted of 48 students with homogenous score. The experimental class treated by using extensive reading strategy, while the control class was using the conventional ways. The pre-test was given to the two groups before giving the treatment. The result of pre-test showed the mean score of experimental class was 40,16 and the control class was 36,35. After giving the treatment, post-test was given. The result of post-test showed the mean score of experimental class was 72,64 and the control class was 39,65. The value of t-test was higher than the ratio on t-table (11,424>1,678). Therefore, Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. In conclusion, Extensive Reading Strategy can be effectively to be used to teach reading comprehension of eighth grade students of SMP Dharma Wanita.

An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Main Kolo (Sumbawa Traditional Games) in Teaching Speaking at 7th Grade of SMPN 1 Lopok

This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of using Main Kolo, Sumbawa Traditional Game from Sumbawa, in teaching speaking skills to 7th-grade students at SMPN 1 Lopok. The study is motivated by the need to explore innovative and culturally relevant approaches to English language teaching in the local context of Sumbawa. The participants of the study are 7th-grade students at SMPN 1 Lopok who receive English language instruction using Main Kolo as a teaching tool. The Result of this research are Pre-Test Score Control class, it can be seen that student’s ability in speaking skill. The mean score of control class pre test was 50.16. The minimum score of control class pre test was 44. The maximum score of control class pre test was 63. The standard deviation was 4.776, it can be seen that student’s ability in speaking skill. The mean score of experimental class pre test was 52.84. The minimum score of experimental class pre test was 44. The maximum score of experimental class pre test was 76. The standard deviation was 6.435. It can be seen that student’s ability in speaking skill. The mean score of control class post test was 69.00. The minimum score of control class post test was 64. The maximum score of control class pre test was 66. The standard deviation was 2.266. Then, it can be seen that student’s ability in speaking skill. The mean score of experimental class post test was 70.94. The minimum score of experimental class post test was 63. The maximum score of experimental class pre test was 88. The standard deviation was 4.864.

THE EFFECT OF PQ4R ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION AT THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH NEGERI 1 JAMBI

The objectives of this study was to find out whether any significant effect between before and after giving treatment in the experimental class. This research used quasi experimental design with pretest posttest control class design, while the research instrument is the form of giving multiple choice tests. The sample was taken from the eighth grade students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Kota Jambi. The experimental class was taught by using Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, Review (PQ4R) Strategy, Meanwhile the control class was taught without using Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, Review (PQ4R) Strategy. Before giving the treatment, the students from both the classes were given a pretest to know their ability in reading comprehension. At the end of the treatment, the students were given a posttest. The tests used as instrument were consisting of 30 multiple choice questions. The final mean scores gained from both classes was analyzed by using t-test with significance level α = 0,05 by using the pooled variance mode t-test, it was found that the mean score of experimental class was 80,13 meanwhile, the control class was 70,53. The result related that was significant was determined by < 0,05, = 0,000. Thus, H1 was accepted that Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, Review (PQ4R) Strategy can bring significant effect to the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension at the eighth grade students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Kota Jambi.

Running Dictations Game to Students Writing Skills

This research is intended to investigate the effect of Running Dictations Game to Students Writing Skills at the Second Grade of MTs Mardhotillah Boarding Tapanuli Selatan. This research was designed with quantitative research with experimental method. The sample were VIII B as experimental class that consisted of 11 students and VIII C as control class that consisted of 10 students. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test in oral test type dictation directly that given by teacher and analyzed by using t-test formula. The finding showed that the mean score of experimental class was higher than the mean score of control class. After doing T-test, the researcher found that tcount ttable (6.49 2.093). Therefore, alternative hypothesis (Ha) of this research was accepted null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. It can be concluded that there was significant effect of using Running Dictations Game to Students Writing Skills at the Second Grade of MTs Mardhotillah Boarding Tapanuli Selatan.

Enhancing Students’ Speaking Mastery by Using Chain Drill Technique

The purposes of this research were to know the effect of Chain Drill Technique on students’ speaking skill mastery. The sample of this research consisted of 12 students at grade X-A as experimental class and 10 students at grade X-B as control class MA Syekh Ahmad Basyir Batangtoru. This research is categorized into experimental research through pre-test and post-test design. Data collected by using oral test form and analyzed by using t-test formula. The result of research showed mean score in pre-test of experimental class was 43,5 and control class was 47.1. Meanwhile, the mean score of experimental class in post-test was 71.5 and control class was 53,5. In addition, after doing T-test, the researcher found that the posttest in experimental class was tcountttable (3.161.76). It can be concluded that there was significant effect of Chain Drill Technique on Students’ Speaking mastery.

The Effect of Using Poster on Students’ Vocabulary Mastery at The Eighth Grade Students of MTs Masyariqul Anwar Caringin Labuan Pandeglang Banten in Academic Year 2021/2022

This researcher aims to know the effect of poster media on students’ vocabulary mastery at eighth grade students of MTs Masyariqul Anwar Caringin. This research uses quantitative approach, with pre-test and post-test experimental and control group design. The data collecting technique used is triangulation which consists of pre-test, treatment and post-test. The experimental class for this research was VIII E and control class was VIII G. Each class has 30 students, for a total sample is 60 students. The experimental class mean score on the pre-test was 54,60, while the control class mean score on the pre-test was 51,60. On the other hand the post-test result is, the mean score of experimental class was 72,56 while the mean score of control class was 56,53. Hypothesis calculating was done by using SPSS 22 Version. The result obtained from hypothesis test is 0.00 < 0.05 it means that there is significant effect of using poster media to students’ vocabulary mastery at the eighth grade of MTs Masyariqul Anwar Caringin.

The Effect of Using Animation Video Towards Students’ Vocabulary Mastery at The Ninth Grade Student of MTs MII Jiput Pandeglang in Academic Year 2021/ 2022

This research aims to investigate the implementation of animation video in improving students’ vocabulary mastery at ninth grade students of MTs MII Jiput. The research used quantitative approach, while the method used quasi experimental method with pre-test and post-test design. The data collecting technique used pre-test, treatment and post-test. The data was obtained from 2 classes, namely experimental and control class. The experimental class for this research was IX A, while the control class was IX B. Each class consists of 28 students. The total number of the sample was 56 students. The experimental class’s mean score on the pre-test was 54.64, while the control class’s mean score on the pre-test was 50.78. Furthermore, the post-test result showed that the mean score of experimental class was 71.82, while the mean score of control class was 58.60. The hypothesis calculation was done by using SPSS 22. The result of hypothesis showed that r-count is smaller than r-table (0.00 < 0.05) it means that there is significant effect of using Animation video to students’ vocabulary mastery at the Ninth grade of MTs MII Jiput.

The Effect of Mind Mapping Strategy Towards Students Writing Skill at the Tenth Grade Students of MA Anwarul Hidayah Ciputri Menes Pandeglang in Academic Year 2022/2023

This study aims to investigate the implementation of Mind Mapping strategy towards student's writing descriptive at the tenth-grade students of MA Anwarul Hidayah Menes Pandeglang. The study used quantitative approach, while the method used is quasi experimental method with pre-test and post-test design. It used a triangulation of data collection methods involving pre-test, treatment and post-test. The data obtained from 2 classes, they are experiment and control class. The experimental class for this research was XA and the control class was XB. Each class consists of 30 students. The total sample is 60 students. The experimental class’s mean score on the pre-test was 50.23, while the control class’s mean score on the pre-test was 48.57. On the other hand, the post-test result is, the mean score of experimental class was 69.07, while the mean score of control class was 63.33. The hypothesis calculating was done by using SPSS 22. The result obtained from hypothesis test is 0.00 < 0.05 it means that there is significant effect of Mind Mapping strategy towards student's writing descriptive at the tenth-grade students of MA Anwarul Hidayah Ciputri Menes Pandeglang in academic year 2022/2023.

The Effect of Using Chain Story Technique In Writing Descriptive Text For The Grade Students of SMP Negeri 14 Medan

The study focused on finding out the effect of applying Chain Story Technique in writingdescriptive text. The chain story technique is a technique which is used to make writing class moreinteresting. this technique is suitable use in writing activity. It can help teacher in teaching learningprocess and can help students to understand quickly to make summary of the text. The populationof the research was the eight grade students of SMP NEGERI 14 MEDAN. There were fourtyeight students of the eight grade as the sample of the research. This study was conducted with tworandomized class namely experimental class and control class. The experimental class was taughtby applying Chain Story Technique, while the control class was taught without Chain StoryTechnique. The instrument of collecting the data was writing test. The data were analyzed byusing reliability (KR21) and t-test formula. The calculation shown that the mean score of studentsin experimental class is 8,45 and the mean score of control class who are taught without ChainStory technique is 3,25. It can be concluded that the mean score of experimental class is higherthan control class. There is a significant difference scores between experimental group and controlgroup. Based on research finding, it is concluded that t-observed is higher than t-table. T-obs> ttable (p=0.05) 8.813>1.679. it means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Chain StoryTechnique significantly affects on the eight grade students of SMP NEGERI 14 MEDAN inwriting descriptive text. It is suggested the English Department Students, lecturer and all of peopleto use this strategy.

The The Effect of Using Chain Story Technique In Writing Descriptive Text For The Grade Students of SMP Negeri 14 Medan

The study focused on finding out the effect of applying Chain Story Technique in writing descriptive text. The chainstory technique is a technique which is used to make writing class more interesting. this technique is suitable use inwriting activity. It can help teacher in teaching learning process and can help students to understand quickly to makesummary of the text. The population of the research was the eight grade students of SMP NEGERI 14 MEDAN.There were fourty eight students of the eight grade as the sample of the research. This study was conducted with tworandomized class namely experimental class and control class. The experimental class was taught by applying ChainStory Technique, while the control class was taught without Chain Story Technique. The instrument of collectingthe data was writing test. The data were analyzed by using reliability (KR21) and t-test formula. The calculationshown that the mean score of students in experimental class is 8,45 and the mean score of control class who aretaught without Chain Story technique is 3,25. It can be concluded that the mean score of experimental class is higherthan control class. There is a significant difference scores between experimental group and control group. Based onresearch finding, it is concluded that t-observed is higher than t-table. T-obs> t- table (p=0.05) 8.813>1.679. itmeans that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Chain Story Technique significantly affects on the eight grade studentsof SMP NEGERI 14 MEDAN in writing descriptive text. It is suggested the English Department Students, lecturerand all of people to use this strategy

Enriching Students’ Vocabulary Mastery through English Spelling Bee Games

This research aims to enriching students vocabulary mastery by using spelling bee games. The population of this research was the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 15 Kota Bengkulu with consisted of 180 students into seven classes, namely VII A – VII F. After ensuring with the purposive sampling, two classes were finally chosen as the sample of this research: VII D as the experimental class and VII E as the control class. Both of classes consisted of 30 students with almost homogenous score. This research had been conducted at SMP Negeri 15 Kota Bengkulu. This research employed a Quasi-Experimental method. The Experimental class treated by using Spelling Bee strategy, while the control class was using the conventional ways. The pre-test was given to the two groups before giving the treatment. The result of pre-test showed the mean score of experimental class was 60.17 and the control class was 59.83. After giving the treatment, post-test was given. The result of post-test showed the mean score of experimental class was 76.00 and the control class was 69.83. in addition, the result of independent sample T-test (0.094) showed that t-count was smaller than t-table (2.00172) and sig (2-tailed) was higher than 0.05 (0.925 > 0.05). In other words, Ho was accepted and Ha was rejected. In summary, it could be stated that students’ who were taught vocabulary by using Spelling Bee was more effective than using the conventional ways. So, it can be concluded that Spelling Bee has positive effect to the Seventh Grade Students’ at SMP Negeri 15 Kota Bengkulu in vocabulary Mastery.

PENGARUH MODEL QUANTUM LEARNING DISERTAI SPEED TEST TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA KELAS VII SMP NEGERI 1 VII KOTO SUNGAI SARIAK

The purpose of this research to know the effect of Quantum Learning disertai Speed Test toward result of students mathematic at the seven Grade of SMPN 1 VII Koto Sungai Sariak. This research is pre-experimental study with research design randomized control group only design. The population in this research is the students of class VII SMPN 1 VII Koto Sungai Sariak. Sampling using random sampling technique with class VII7 as experiment class and VII6 as control class. The result of this research is the result of cognitive. Based on the final test, the mean score of experimental class was 74 and the control class was 67. The result of t- test tcalculate was 2.29 and ttable was 1.66 with a=0,05 and dk=54. Therefore tcalculate > ttable means H0 denied and H1 accepted. So, it was concluded that there is an influence of the Quantum Learning with Speed Test toward the result of students’ mathematic at the seven grade of SMPN 1 VII koto Sungai Sariak.

EFFECT OF USING SELF-QUESTIONING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION

The objective of this research is to find out the effectiveness of using self-questioning strategy on students reading comprehension in the grade eight students at MTs DDI Soni. This research used quasi-experimental design. Research subject were selected using cluster random sampling. The sample of this research was 40 students of the grade eight at MTs DDI Soni. This research used two classes. VIII R.A as experimental class and VIII N.A as control class. The experimental class and control class were given pre-test and post-test, but only the experimental class has given treatment. The mean score of experimental class in pre-test is 34 and post-test is 51,4. While the mean score of control class in pre-test is 37 and post-test is 42,2. Based on the result of the pre-test and post-test, the tcounted of this study is (3,38). In conclusion, the use of self-questioning strategy can improve the reading comprehension at the grade eight studens at MTs DDI Soni.

THE EFFECT OF USING COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC READING (CSR) ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

The objective of this study was to find out The Effect of Using Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) on Students’ Reading Comprehension On Narrative Texts’at the Nine grade students’ of SMP Swasta Harvard Martubung. The sample of this study was the Nine grade students’ of SMP Swasta Harvard Martubung. They were class IXA as the experimental class and class IXB as the control class. Each class consisted of 25 students, with 9 male students and 16 female students. The method used in this study was a quantitative method. The instruments of this study were tests. For sampling technique, the writer used purposive sampling. In addition, to the calculation of the data, the writer used SPSS 20 for calculation of this study. The result of the study was that post-test mean score of control class was 77,12, while post-test mean score of experimental class was 84,96. It means that the effect of treatment was strong. Based on the result of quantitative data, CSR Strategy had helped the students in four things; to make easier students’ reading comprehension, toincrease students’ curiosity of the content of passage, to increase students’ ability in using one of higher order of thinking skill (connecting), and to enrich students’ vocabulary. In short, it means that the use of CSR strategy had significant effect to the students’ reading comprehension.

Estafet Writing Technique in Teaching Writing Recount Text at Pesantren An-Nur Padangsidimpuan in Covid-19 Era

The main focus of the research is to find out the effect of Estafet Writing Technique on writing Recount Text at Grade XI Pesantren An-Nur Padangsidimpuan in Covid-19 era. This research was designed with quantitative research with experimental method. The sample were XI 1 as experimental class that consisted of 11 students and XI 2 as control class that consisted of 10 students. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test in essay test form and analyzed by using t-test formula. The finding showed that the mean score of experimental class was higher than the mean score of control class. After doing T-test, the researcher found that tcount ttable (6.49 2.093). Therefore, alternative hypothesis (Ha) of this research was accepted null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. It can be concluded that there was significant effect of using Estafet Writing Technique on writing Recount Text at grade XI students of MA An-Nur Padangsidimpuan in Covid-19 Era

The Effectiveness of Ice Breaking to Increase Students’ Motivation in Learning English

This study was generally attempted to find the effect of ice breaking to increase students' motivation in English learning at the first grade of SMP Nurul Jadid. This research used pre-experimental design by using one shot case study pre-test and post-test. Before the treatment, the researcher gave the pre-test in one class. Moreover, the researcher taught English by using ice breaking in the experimental class. The last, the researcher conducted the post-test to know whether an ice breaking was effective for teaching English in experimental class. Based on the data analysis, the data t-test (2.77) was higher than t-table value (2.042). The result analyzing showed that there was significant difference on the students’ motivation taught by using ice breaker. The students’ mean score of the pre-test of the experiment class was 60. Then, in the post-test, the mean score of experiment class was 66.1. Therefore, hypothesis H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. It concluded that ice breaking was effective in teaching English learning toward the students’ motivation for the first grade of SMP Nurul Jadid. Thus, this research make students be enjoy, be active, energize, feeling happiness, interactive in the classroom, stay in the class during learning process, and focus on the material.

Applying Skimming Strategy in Teaching Reading Descriptive Text

Reading is an important activity to enrich knowledge. However, it is considered as a difficult skill to learn. There are many students facing difficulties in comprehending the content of the reading text, including descriptive text. A strategy which can solve such problems is needed. Skimming strategy is the strategy which enable students to quickly find the main idea and relevant information of the text. Based on those reasons, the research questions are proposed as follows: (1) How can skimming strategy be implemented in teaching reading descriptive texts? and (2) How can the second year students’ reading comprehension ability be improved using skimming strategy? This study used two research methods. Those were qualitative and quantitative research design. They were collected to prove the implementation and the significant improvement by using skimming strategy. Both numeric information and the real observation were evaluated to gain clear and strong data. The researcher acted as the observer to see the process of teaching and learning descriptive texts in three stages. The results of the research showed that the teacher and students implemented four steps of skimming strategy, which are: (1) read the first several paragraph; (2) leave out material; (3) find the main ideas; (4) read fast. The t-test of this research was also calculated to see whether there was a significant difference between control and experimental class and the mean was also measured to see the students’ improvement score. The mean score of experimental class was better than the mean score of control class. However, the t-test result showed that there was no significant difference between experimental and control class.

THE EFFECT OF USING DICTOGLOSS ON STUDENTS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT

Listening is one of the most important skills which should be had by students of English as foreign language. Listening has a vital part in learning foreign language especially in term of communication because many of students’ activities are used to listen. However, students’ listening comprehension has not met good result yet. This study was conducted to find out the impact of using dictogloss in improving students’ listening comprehension achievement. The design of this study was a quasi-experimental study. By using purposive sampling, the samples were taken from the second grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pandeglang. The experimental class was taught by using dictogloss, while the control class was taught without using dictogloss. Test was used as the primary instrument in collecting the data. The final mean scores gained from both classes were analyzed by using t-test with significance level of α = 0.05. It was found that the mean score of experimental class was 67.6, while the control class was 59.96. The statistical computation of gained score revealed that the t-value was 2.53, and the t-table at α = 0.05 is 1.668. This data show that the gained t-value is greater than t-table. It means that there was a significance difference of two mean scores gained. Therefore, it can be concluded that dictogloss brings positive influence to students’ listening comprehension achievement, and it can be an alternative technique to be used in teaching listening in the classroom.

Applying Skimming Strategy in Teaching Reading Descriptive Text

Reading is important activity to enrich knowledge. However, it is considered as difficult skill to learn. There are many students facing difficulties in comprehending the content of the reading text, including descriptive text. It is needed the strategy which can solve such problems. Skimming strategy is the strategy which enable the students to quickly find the main idea and relevant information of the text. Based on that reasons, the research questions are proposed as follows: (1) How can skimming strategy be implemented in teaching reading descriptive texts? and (2) How can the second year students’ reading comprehension ability be improved using skimming strategy?. This study used two research methods. Those were qualitative and quantitative research design. They were collected to prove the implementation and the significant improvement by using skimming strategy. Both numeric information and the real observation were evaluated to gain clear and strong data. The researcher acted as the observer to see the process of teaching and learning descriptive texts in three stages. The results of the research showed that the teacher and students implemented four steps of skimming strategy, as follows: (1) read the first several paragraph; (2) leave out material; (3) find the main ideas; (4) read fast. The t-test of this research was also calculated to see whether there was significant difference between control and experimental class and the mean was also measured to see the students’ improvement score. The mean score of experimental class was better than the mean score of control class. However, the t-test result showed that there was not significant difference between experimental and control class.

Improving Students’ Writing Skill Through Project Based Learning For EFLStudents

In the global era, EFL learners must master writing skill in order to communicate and covey their message. Project based learning is used to motivate them to be independent learner. It is expected that students will engage in writing process. The purpose is to investigate whether project based learning can improve the students’ writing ability. It was experimental research to compare between experimental and control group. The samples were 60 students of junior high school. The instrument is writing test. The data was analysed using SPSS. The result shows that the mean score of control class in post-test is 64.60 (SD = 10.87420) and the mean score of experimental class is 84.83 (SD = 10.19494). It means the p value is .00 or less than 0.05. It indicates that there is significant difference on students’ writing skill between experimental group and control group. The results of post-test in experimental class are higher than the control class. It also supported by Eta Squared value 0.48 or classified as large effect. It means that the use of project based learning gave positive effect towards students’ writing skill . It is recommended to use project based learning to improve the English skills. Keywords : Writing, Project Based Learning, Descriptive Text, and Mini Magazine