Abstract:
The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of applying direct method
assisted by cartoon story maker on the students’ achievement in reading
comprehension. This research applied experimental research. Population of this
research was the second year students of Junior High School in SMP Negeri 6
Medan at Jl. Bahagia No. 42 Medan in the academic year 2017/2018 with the total
population was 386 students. The researcher just took one class as the sample. The
sample was taken by using cluster random sampling. The sample consisted of 36
students in class VIII-H. The experimental group was taught by applying direct
method assisted by cartoon story maker. The instrument of collecting data was
multiple choice which consisted of 20 items. The experimental group was given
pre-test and post-test. After the data had been collected, these were analyzed by
using t-test formula. The result of analysis showed that t-observe (t0 = 5.75) was higher
than t-table with the level of significant α = 0.05. The final hyphothesis showed
that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. It means that there was a significant
effect of applying direct method assisted by cartoon story maker on the students’
achievement in reading comprehension.