THE INFLUENCE OF QUESTIONING THE AUTHOR (QTA) STRATEGY TOWARDS STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN RECOUNT TEXT
Keywords:
Reading Comprehension, Questioning the Author (QTA) StrategyAbstract
This research aimed to know the influence of Questioning the Author (QTA) Strategy towards students’ reading comprehension. This technique helped the students comprehend the text by pausing reading, then clarify it to the teacher. The objective of the research was to figure out the question author strategy can influence the students’ reading comprehension to be better. The writer used experimental method for the methodology of this research. There were 48 students as the population. In this research the writer used experimental method. The population was 48 students in 2 classes. The sample was taken by using Cluster Random Sampling Technique. The writer took all of the classes as the sample of research namely experimental and control class The main technique in measuring students’ reading ability was multiple choice which consisted of 40 items test. In calculating the data analysis, the writer used t-test formula. Based on the data analysis, the writer got the result that was accepted. It was obtained that = 4.45, for α= 0.05 was 1.68 and for α=0.01 was 2.42 (4.45 > 1.68 < 2.42). So, was accepted. It meant that there was a good influence of using Question the Author (QTA) Strategy to the students’ skill in reading comprehension, especially in learning recount text at the tenth class of SMKN 8 Bandar Lampung in 2021/2022. Based on the result of the research, it is clear that Questioning the Author (QTA) Strategy can be used to influence the students’ reading comprehension.
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