The Effectiveness Of Herringbone Technique To Teach Reading Viewed From Students’ Self-Esteem (An Experimental Research In The Eighth Grade Students Of Smpit Az Zahra Sragen In The Academic Year Of 2012/2013)

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Rani Dianing Ratri Suparno Putri - S891108086 - Sekolah Pascasarjana

The Objectives Of This Research Are: (1) To Find Out Whether Herringbone Technique Is More Effective Than Direct Teaching To Teach Reading Skill In The Eighth Grade Students Of Smp It Az Zahra Sragen In The Academic Year Of 2012/2013; (2) To Find Out Whether Reading Skill Of The Students Having High Self-Esteem Is Better Than Those Having Low Self-Esteem In The Eighth Grade Students Of Smp It Az Zahra Sragen In The Academic Year Of 2012/2013; And (3) To Find Out Whether There Is An Interaction Between Teaching Techniques And Students’ Self-Esteem In The Eighth Grade Students Smp It Az Zahra Sragen In The Academic Year Of 2012/2013. The Research Was An Experimental Study. The Research Was Conducted In Smpit Az Zahra Sragen. The Population Was The Eighth Grade Students Of Smpit Az Zahra Sragen In The Academic Year Of 2012/2013. The Researcher Used Cluster Random Sampling To Get The Sample. There Were Two Classes Used As Samples. They Were Experimental Class Which Was Taught With Herringbone And The Other Class Was As Control Class Which Was Taught With Direct Instruction. Those Two Classes Consisted Of 24 Students. The Instruments Of Collecting Data Were Reading Test And Questionnaire. The Data Were Analyzed By Using Multifactor Analysis Of Variance 2x2. Then, It Was Analyzed By Using Tukey Test. The Research Findings Show That: (1) Herringbone Is More Effective Than Direct Instruction To Teach Reading Skill; (2) The Students Having High Self-Esteem Have Better Reading Skill Than The Students Having Low Self-Esteem; And (3) There Is An Interaction Between Teaching Techniques And Students’ Self-Esteem In Teaching Reading Skill. Based On The Research Findings, This Research Was Aimed To Give And Provide Information And Knowledge For The Teachers, Readers, And Other Researchers Who Need Information About Herringbone Technique To Teach Reading.