The Effect of Using Authentic Material on Students Reading Comprehension

• Main Authors: Wahyuni, Sri (Author), , Nur Hidayat, M.Pd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 2016-12-25.
• Subjects: Thesis; NonPeerReviewed
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• Notes: https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/46/PUBLICATION%20ARTICLE-sri.1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/40/FRONT-PAGE.sri.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/22/CHAPTER%20I.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/24/CHAPTER%20III.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/27/CHAPTER%20IV.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/28/CHAPTER%20V.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/34/BIBLIOGRAPHY.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/38/APPENDIX.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/37/PERNYATAAN%20PUBLIKASI.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/48195/39/CHAPTER%20II.sri.pdf
• Keywords: LB Theory and practice of education

The objective of this research are: (1) to know the students' pre-test and post-test scores in reading comprehension in experimental group; (2) to know the students' pre-test and post-test scores in reading comprehension in control group; (3) to know the significant difference score between students who are taught by using authentic material and who are taught using non-authentic material; (4) to find whether authentic material effective in teaching reading comprehension at third grade of SMPN 3 Tasikmadu. The research was conducted in the first semester of the third grade students of SMPN 3 Tasikmadu in the academic year of 2015/2016. The sampling used was random sampling. The samples were two classes which consist of 37 students; class IX C as the experiment class and 37 students; class IX D as the control class. The instrument used was test; the researcher used the objective test in the form of multiple choices with 50 number test items. The result of the research reveals that: (1) the pre-test score in reading comprehension of the students in experimental group were 2688 and the mean was 72,648. Meanwhile the post-test score of the students in experimental group were 2904 with the mean 78,486. (2) the pre-test score of the students in control group were 2678 with the mean 72,378 and post-test score of control group were 2958 with the mean 79, 94. (3) there is no significant difference score between the students taught by using authentic materials and taught without using authentic material was accepted. (4) the study use of authentic materials in improving students' achievement in reading comprehension was not effective.