Improving The Students Critical Reading Comprehension Through DRTA (Directed Reading Thinking Activity) Method

Abstract

This research focused on improving students’ critical reading comprehension through DRTA (Directed Reading Thinking Activity) method. This research answer these main question (1) Is there any significan improving on the students critical reading comprehension through DRTA (Directed Reading Thinking Activity) Method? (2) How the improvement occurs after using Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) learning critical reading comprehension in class XI SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan ?. Twenty five students’ of the eleventh grade students’ of SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan 2018 were instructed through DRTA method to improve their critical in reading comprehension. This research is an classroom action research (CAR). The technique of data analysis included qualitative and quantitative. It is conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consists of planning, action, observation and reflection. From the result, the researcher found several findings on it. The result of this research shows an improvement of students’ critical in reading comprehension by using “DRTA” method