THE EFFECT OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING TO THE READING ABILITY OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMAN 1 NGADILUWIH
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IKA NURFITASARIUniversitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
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The students have some problems in learning English especially reading. The problems are difficult to comprehend the text and get the important information from the text, passive in reading, and get bored in reading learning processes. One of the solving problems is using a model that can make the students comprehend a text better, active and interested in reading learning processes that is Problem-Based Learning. The principle of this model is finding the solution of the real world problem by doing investigation and resolution. Then, the purpose of this research is to answer the question, “Does Problem-Based Learning give effects to the tenth grade students’ reading ability at SMAN 1 Ngadiluwih?” This research uses experimental research and quantitative approach with one-group pre-test post-test design. The 216 students of tenth grade students became the population and 29 students from X IPA 2 were chosen as the sample. The data was analyzed using Paired Sample T-Test. The result of data analysis shows that mean score of the pre-test and post-test increases from 64.79 to 71.41, the t-test (-7,659) > t-table (2,048), and significant-value (0,00) < 0,05. From those results, it can be concluded that Problem-Based Learning gives significant effects to the reading ability of the tenth grade students at SMAN 1 Ngadiluwih. It makes students have good ability in determining explicit and implicit meaning, mentioning and determining synonym meaning, and showing plot of events. In addition, the students become active and interested in reading.
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