THE INFLUENCE OF DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY STRATEGY ON STUDENTS' READING ABILITY AT THE TENTH GRADE OF SMK YPI AL MUBARAK SIDOMULYO IN 2022/2023
Keywords:
Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) Strategy, Reading AbilityAbstract
This research aimed to know the influence of Directed Reading Thinking Activity Strategy on Students' Reading Ability. The writer used Quasi-experimental method. The population was 60 students from 2 classes. The sample was taken by used Cluster Random Sampling Technique. The writer took two classes for the sample. X RPL was an experiment class and X TKR was a control class. The experiment class consisted of 30 students and control class consisted of 30 students. The main technique in measuring students’ reading comprehension was multiple choices 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, Hα was accepted. It was obtained that ttest = 3 and ttable 0,05 = 1,67 and 0,01 = 2,39 (3> 1,67 < 2,39). It means that there was a significant influence of using DRTA towards students’ reading comprehension at the tenth grade of SMK YPI AL Mubarak Sidomulyo in 2022/2023.
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