The Effect Of Applying Collaborative Strategy Reading (Csr) To The Students’ Reading Comprehension Assisted By Pop Up Book Story

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.