The Influence of Comic Strips towards Reading Comprehension on Narrative Text at Eighth Grade of SMP Negeri 2 Ciruas

Abstract

The aim of the research is to find out whether or not using comic strips influence toward students’ reading comprehension at eighth grade of SMP Negeri 2 Ciruas. This research used quantitative method through quasi-experimental research design. The populations of this research were all of student of SMP Negeri 2 Ciruas. The total numbers of students are 839 students, and for the sample writer used cluster sampling. There are 8I which consisted of 32 students as the experiment class and 8H which consisted of 31 students as the control class. The writer used test as the instruments, there were pre-test and post-test. The writer took data from the students’ score of pre-test and post-test. As the result, the writer showed the mean of pre-test in control class was 55.96 and became 65.64 in the post-test. Meanwhile, in experimental class mean of pre-test was 44.35 and became 77.58 in the post-test. In finding a significant difference between two variables, the writer conducted T-test. The result showed t_count was higher than t_table (7.05 ≥ 2.00). Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Then, the writer interpreted the result of effect size above by seeing the scale of effect size. The value of 0.699 was at large level. Therefore, the writer concluded that Comic Strips has influence toward students’ reading comprehension especially in narrative text.