The Effect of Applying Direct Method Assisted by Cartoon Story Maker on the Students’ Achievement in Reading Comprehension

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.