Abstract:
The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of applying
Collaborative Strategy Reading (CSR) to the students‟ reading comprehension
assisted by popup book story. This research applied experimental research. The
population was all the grade IX students of SMP Cerdas Murni Tembung,
consisting, 95 students. The researcher just took one class as the sample. The
sample was taken by using cluster random sampling. The sample consisted of 32
students in class IX-1. The experimental group was taught by applying
Collaborative Strategy Reading (CSR) assisted by popup book story. 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 𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 ( 𝑡𝑜 = 5.39) was higher that 𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 5.0 with degree of freedom
(df) = n-k. The final hypothesis showed that Ho was rejected and Ha was
accepted. It means that there was a significant effect of applying Collaborative
Strategy Reading (CSR) to the students‟ reading comprehension assisted by popup
book story.
