The Effect of Applying Related Information Through A Picture On The Students’ Reading Achievement

Abstract

This research was aimed to find out describing information by using Picture strategy of the students‟ achievement in learning reading text. The population of this research was eight grades of SMP PAB 8 Sampali at Academic Year 2016/2017. It consisted of one class with 37 students as samples in experimental group and one class with 37 students in control group. The objective was to discover the significant improvement of the students‟ achievement in describing information if the students were taught by using Picture strategy. This research was conducted by using quantitative research. The instrument of research was test including pre-test and posttest. Based on multiple choice tests, the students‟ score of experimental group keep improving in every test. In the pre-test the mean score of experimental group was 53.15 while in the post-test the mean score was 83.78. Meanwhile, in pre-test, students‟ score of control group was 50.27 and in the post-test, the students‟ score of control group was 59.05. Furthermore, the t-test in this study was 17.29 and the ttable was 2.00 which were used 0.05 as the significant level of this research. Because the t-test value was higher than the t-table (17.29>2.00) so, the result of this research was Ha is accepted. In other words, the result of this research concluded that describing information through Picture strategy can effect students‟ achievement in learning reading text. Indeed, it was recommended for teachers to apply this strategy in teaching English, especially in teaching reading text.