Abstract:
This aim of this research is to investigate the use of PQ4R method whether can
improve the students' reading comprehension in explanation text in Forward
English Course Medan. The research sample consisted of (30) male students and
female students in class VII. This research used experimental research; with its
design is only one-group pre-test and post-test design. The Results of This research
is the students’ reading comprehension in explanation text has Improved
significantly by using PQ4R method The research findings can be proved that the
students mean score in pre-test is 5.30 while the mean score in post-test is 14.35.
Thus improvement can be calculated by the result of that tcount is 15.15 was more
than ttable is 1.697. It means that the hypothesis of this research is tenable;it namely
PQ4R Method had large effect on students’ reading comprehension of explanation
text or it proved there was a difference of students’ comprehension of explanation
text.
