The Influence of Graphic Organizers as Media in Teaching Reading Comprehension at Eighth Grade of SMPN 2 Pandeglang

Masrupi Masrupi

Abstract


Graphic organizer was visual media instruction that used to organize the information visually using graph, maps or diagram. The aim of the study was to find out the influence of graphic organizer as media in teaching reading comprehension at the eighth grade of SMPN 2 Pandeglang. This research used true experimental design. The population of the research were the eighth-grade students of SMPN 2 Pandeglang. The sample consisted of 24 students with total of the students were 240 students. Then, the writer used cluster sampling and took two classes randomly as an experimental group and control group. Each group consisted of 32 students. The researcher used pre-test and post-test in order to get the result of students’ reading comprehension. The validity and the reliability of test instrument were counted by using Pearson product momentand cronbach alpha fomula. In analyzing the data, the researcher used t-test independent sample formula to measure the significance between the experiment and control group. The t count for post-test between two group was 3.181 and the ttable for df =22 with the degree of significant 0.05 was 0.622. The result was 3.181 > 0.622. It means that H0 was rejected and Ha was accepted. It can be concluded that there was significant influence

of student’s reading comprehension by using graphic organizer at SMPN 2 Pandeglang.


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