THE INFLUENCE OF USING THINK ALOUD STRATEGY TOWARDS STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION
Keywords:
Think-Aloud Strategy, Reading ComprehensionAbstract
The objective of the research was to know the influence of Think-Aloud strategy towards students' reading comprehension. The writer used quantitative method and categorized the research as quasi experimental method. The population was 869 from 24 classes. The writer used Cluster Random Sampling Technique. The writer took two classes for the sample. X AKL 1 was an experiment class and X AKL 2 was a control class. The experiment class consisted of 36 students and control class consisted of 36 students. The main technique in measuring students’ reading comprehension was multiple choice which consisted of 40 items with 5 options a, b, c, d and e. The score of each item is 2,5 for correct answer. In analyzing data, the writer used ttest formula. Based on the data analysis, the average score of experimental class was 75.55 and the average score of control class was 66,28 which means the average score of experimental class was higher than control class. The writer got that Ha was accepted. It was obtained that ttest = 3,65 and ttable 0,05 = 2,00 and 0,01 = 2,66 (3,65 > 2,00 < 2,66). It means that there was a significant influence of Using Think-Aloud strategy towards students’ reading comprehension at the tenth grade of SMK Negeri 4 Bandar Lampung in 2022/2023.
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