The Effect of Combining Get the Gist and Wrap Up Strategy on the Students’ Achivement in Reading Comprehension

Abstract

This study was attempted to investigate teaching reading by using Get the Gist and Wrap Up strategy. The objective of this research was to find out the significant effect of using Get the Gist and Wrap Up strategy on the students’ achievement in reading comprehension. The method used in this study was an experimental research. This research had been conducted at SMK PAB 2 HELVETIA, Jalan Veteran Pasar IV Helvetia Medan. The population of this research were the tenth grade classes in academic year 2016/2017 which consisted of 9 classes, 278 students. The researcher took 2 classes as the sample of research by using cluster random sampling, X AP-3 was as the control class that consisted of 36 students and X AP-2 was as the experimental class which involved 36 students. Each class was given a pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The control class was taught by using traditional method (lecturing) meanwhile the experimental class was treated by using Get the Gist and Wrap Up strategy. The instrument of this research were 20 items of multiple choice test. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. Based on the finding, it was found that there was a significant effect of combining get the gist and wrap up strategy, which was proven from the lower mean score of the pre-test than the post-test (3.67> 2.04). Then, the final result showed that tobserve (3.67) was higher than ttable (2.04) with the degree of freedom was 70 (df = 70. It meant that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. In conclusion, the students’ achievement in reading by using Get the Gist and Wrap Up strategy was more significant than using lecturing method