The Effect Of Making Predictions And Inferences Teaching Strategy To Students’ Reading Comprehension In Narrative Text

Abstract

This study deals with the effect of making predictions and inferences teaching strategy to students‟ in narrative text. The objective of the study was to find out the significant effect of making predictions and inferences teaching strategy to students‟ reading comprehension in narrative text. This study was an experimental research. This study conducts at SMK N 5 Medan Jalan Timor. The population was the tenth grade classes of the academic year 2019/2020 which consisted of 3 classes. This study takes 2 classes by using prediction and inferences strategy to text method, X-TGB 1 was as the experimental class that consisted 28 students and X-TGB 2 was as the control class which involved 30 students. Each class given a pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The control class was taugh by using lecture method meanwhile the experimental class was treated by using predictions and inferences strategy to text method. The instrument of research was essay. The data was analyzed by using t-test formula. Then, the result showed that (6,14) was higher than (2,00) with the degree of freedom (df=56) for twotailed test (6,14 ≥ 2.00). It means that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted, in conclusion, there was the significant effect on the students ability in reading comprehension narrative text method was more significant than using lecture method.