The effectiveness of kwl (know, want to learn, learned) in teaching of reading viewed from students’ english learning interest (an experimental research in the ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Probolinggo in 2009-2010 academic year)

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Achmad Philip - S89020811 - Sekolah Pascasarjana

The purposes of this research are: (1) to know the difference in reading achievement between the students taught using KWL and those taught using Direct Instructional method in teaching of reading for the Ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Kota Probolinggo in 2009-2010 Academic year, (2) to know the difference in reading achievement between the students with high interest and those with low interest for the Ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Kota Probolinggo in 2009-2010 Academic year, (3) to know the interaction between reading method and learning interest of the students’ reading achievement for the Ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Kota Probolinggo in 2009-2010 Academic year. This research is an experimental research. The research was carried out at SMP Negeri 8 Kota Probolinggo from November 2009 to December 2009. The sample was taken using multistage cluster random sampling from the ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Kota Probolinggo. The sample consists of 60 students which are divided into two classes or groups, IX.5 consisting of 30 students as an experimental class and class IX.4 consisting of 30 students as a control class. The instruments used to collect the data are questionnaire to get scores of students’ learning interest and reading test to get scores of students reading comprehension. Before the instrument was used, a tryout was done to know the validity and reliability of the instrument. After treatment was given in twelve meetings, the researcher conducted posttest to get the research data. Having got research data, researcher analyzed the data in term of their frequency distribution, normality of the sample distribution, and data homogeneity. Then, researcher used ANOVA test (multifactor analysis of variance) and TUKEY test to test the research hypotheses. Based on the result of data analysis, the research findings are: (1) KWL method is more effective than Direct Instructional Method to teach reading for the ninth grade students of junior high school; (2) the reading achievement of the students with high interest is better than those with low interest; and (3) there is an interaction between teaching method and students’ Interest. Based on these research findings, it can be concluded that KWL method is an effective method to improve the reading skill of the ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Kota Probolinggo. The research result of this study implies that: (1) English teachers are suggested to use KWL method to teach reading; (2) the students could use KWL method to improve their reading ability as it can help them to comprehend the reading text; and (3) the future researchers are expected to conduct research with different students’ condition like students’ motivation or habit.