THE EFFECT OF COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC READING (CSR) TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT READING COMPREHENSION AT SMPN 1 GAMPENGREJO KEDIRI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016
Author (Penulis)
DICKY TINTON HERMAWAN
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
11.1.01.08.0057
Abstract
In comprehending a reading text, students often feel bored when they read to find and understand
the paragraphs, sentences or even words. On the other hand, the teachers are mostly having problem
dealing with the strategy for teaching reading. Teacher does not know that there is simple and appropriate
technique which can apply in teaching reading and never has many methods, or strategic in teaching
reading comprehension.
Considering the problems faced by the students, the researcher formulated the two problems in
this research as follow: 1) how is the students’ reading comprehension score before taught using CSR
technique? 2) how is the students’ reading comprehension score after taught using CSR technique? and,
3) is there any significant effect of CSR technique to the students’ reading comprehension of the eighth
grade at SMPN 1 Gampengrejo in academic year of 2015/2016?
The variables used in this research were reading comprehension as dependent variable and CSR
technique as independent variable. Then, the approach applied in this researchwas quantitative approach,
and the technique used was one group pre test and post test design.This research was held in SMPN 1
Gampengrejo Kediri. The data were obtained from the tenth year students, of which 25 students were
taken as sample. To get the data, the pre-test and post-test were apllied and then analyzed using t-test
formula.
From the data analysis, the researcherhad concluded that CSR technique is effective to be used to
teach reading comprehension. The calculation result in hypothesis testing showed that mean of students’
post-test result was increased from students’ pre-test. It is proved by the result of this research that t-score
(3,229) which is higher than t-table (2,064) at level of significance 5%. It means that the alternative
hypothesis was accepted and it proved that CSR technique had significant effect to the students’ reading
comprehension.
In conclusion, the researcher concludes the conclusion of this research that Collaborative
Strategic Reading (CSR) technique is really appropriate in teaching reading comprehension and building
vocabulary and also working together cooperatively. Based on the conclusion above, the writer suggests
that: the teacher should be able to choose the best way to present the material,such as choosing CSR as a
technique that used in teaching learning process so that the student will be able to follow teaching
learning process as well as possible.