The Effectiveness Of Clustering To Teach Reading Comprehension Viewed From Students’ Interest

Oleh :
Abdullah Fikri - S891102001 - Sekolah Pascasarjana

The Effectiveness Of Clustering To Teach Reading Comprehension Viewed From Students’ Interest (An Experimental Study At The Eleventh Grade Students Of Man 1 Ponorogo In The Academic Year Of 2011-2012). Consultant I: Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd.; Consultant Ii: Drs. Martono, M.A. Thesis. Surakarta. English Education Department, Graduate School. Sebelas Maret University. 2012. The Aim Of This Research Is To Know Whether: (1) Clustering Technique Is More Effective Than Direct Instruction In Teaching Of Reading Comprehension, (2) The Students Who Have High Interest Have Better Reading Comprehension Than Those Who Have Low Interest, (3) There Is The Interaction Between Teaching Techniques And Learning Interest In Teaching Reading Comprehension. This Research Is An Experimental Research. The Research Was Carried Out At Man 1 Ponorogo From December To Juli 2012.The Population Of This Research Is The Eleventh Grade Students Of Man 1 Ponorogo For The Academic Year Of 2011/2012. The Sample Was Taken Using Cluster Random Sampling. The Sample Consists Of 48 Students Which Are Divided Into Two Classes Or Groups, Xi Ips 2 Which Consists Of 24 Students As An Experimental Class And Class Xi Ipa 1 Which Consists Of 24 Students As A Control Class. The Instruments Used Are Questionnaire To Get Scores Of Students’ 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 Eight Meetings, The Researcher Conducted A Post Test To Get The Research Data. Having Got Research Data, The Researcher Analyzed The Data In Term Of Their Frequency Distribution, Normality Of The Sample Distribution And The Data Homogeneity. Then, Researcher Used Anova Test (Multifactor Analysis Of Variance) And Tukey Test To Test The Research Hypothesis. Based On The Result Of Data Analysis, The Research Findings Are: (1) Clustering Technique Is More Effective Than Direct Instruction To Teach Reading Comprehension, (2) The Reading Achievement Of The Students With High Interest Is Better Than The Achievement Of Those With Low Interest And (3) There Is An Interaction Between Teaching Techniques And Students’ Interest In Teaching Reading. The Research Result Of This Study Implies That: (1) It Is Better For Teachers To Apply Clustering Technique To Make The Students More Actively Involved In Teaching And Learning Process And More Encouraged To Study; (2) Future Researchers Can Conduct Research On The Same Kind With Different Sample And Different Students’ Condition.