THE EFFECT OF TEACHING READING STRATEGY SQ3R TO THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT READING SKILLS

Abstract

This study aims to determine the significant effect of the learning strategy of reading through the SQ3R learning strategy at SMA Taman Siswa Medan as one of the teaching and learning processes at school. The population of this study were students of classes XI IPA and XI IPS SMA Taman Siswa, which amounted to people taken from two classes. Researchers took the entire population as a sample of 88 students. The first group was the experimental group, which was taught by applying the lecture method of learning that the teacher usually used. The second group was the control group, which was taught using the SQ3R strategy with descriptive text material. Research data in the form of student scores was also obtained using multiple choice tests for pre-test and post-tests. This test asked students to read a descriptive text story and answer 20 multiple-choice questions. This study found that t observation (19.83). This is higher than the t table (94.18) from hypothesis testing, so it can be said that there is an effect of teaching the SQ3R reading strategy on student achievement in reading skills in class XI social studies students of SMA Taman Siswa Medan.