The Effectiveness Of Collaborative Strategic Reading (Csr) Method To Teach Reading Viewed From Students’ Self-Esteem (An Experimental Study At The First Semester Students Of English Education Department Ikip Pgri Bojonegoro In The Academic Year Of 2012/

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Putu Prasetyoningrum - S891108082 - Fak. KIP

This research is aimed at finding out whether : (1) CSR method is more effective than Direct Instruction method to teach reading; (2) The students who have high self-esteem have batter reading skill than those who have low self-esteem; and (3) there is an interaction between teaching methods and self-esteem in teaching reading. The method which was applied in this research was experimental study. It was conducted at the first semester Students of English Education Department IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro, East Java in the Academic Year of 2012/2013 from june 2012 to december 2012. The population of the research is the first semester Students of English Education Department IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro in the Academic Year of 2012/2013. It consists of 3 classes, the total number of population is 138 students. The samples were two classes (experimental class which taught using CSR and control class which taught using Direct Instruction). In taking the sample, a cluster random sampling technique was used. Each class was divided into two groups (the students who have high and low self-esteem). Then, the instruments which were used to collect the data were questionnaires for getting the data of the students’ self-esteem and a multiple choice test for getting the data of the students’ reading skill. The two instruments were tried out to get valid and reliable items. The data were analyzed by using Multifactor analysis of variance ANOVA 2x2 and Tukey test. Before conducting the ANOVA test, normality and homogeneity test were conducted. Based on the result of the analysis, there are some research findings that can be taken: (1) CSR is more effective than direct Instruction method to teach reading: (2) The students who have high self-esteem have better reading skill than those who have low self-esteem; and (3) There is an interaction between teaching methods and self-esteem in teaching reading. Based on the result of the research it implies that CSR is very effective method for teaching reading to the first semester Students of English Education Department IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro in the Academic Year of 2012/2013. Therefore it is recommended that; (1) it is better for teachers to apply CSR method in teaching and learning process, (2) to improve the students’ self-esteem, CSR method can be used to teach the students; and (3) future researchers can conduct research with different sample and different psychological aspect.