THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE USE OF DRA AND DR-TA

STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION

AT MAN 1 PEKANBARU

THESIS

UIN SUSKA RIAU

By

Novri Astari Ihsan

SIN. 21491106339
THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM OF STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
SULTAN SYARIF KASIM RIAU
2015 M/1436 H.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION
1.1.
Background of the
Problem.. 1
1.2. Statement of the Problem
.. 10
1.3. Limitation of the Problem
12
1.4. Purpose and Objectives of the
Study.. 13
1.5. Research Question
..
13
1.6. Significance of the Study
. 14
1.7. Rational of the Study
. 16
1.8. Definition of the
Terms.
18

CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1. The nature of
reading.. 20
2.2. Reading
comprehension 26
2.3. Teaching
reading.. 27
2.4. Directed Reading Activity (DRA)
. 28
2.5. Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DR-TA)
.. 34
2.6. Narrative Text
. 38
2.7. Related Studies
.. 38
2.8. Operational Concepts and
Indicators.. 44
2.9. Assumptions and Hypotheses
44
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1. Research
Design. 50
3.2. Location and Time of the
Research. 52
3.3. Population and Sample of the research
. 52

3.4. Research
Procedure.. 54
3.5. Research
Instrument. 56
3.6. Data Collection
Technique. 57
3.7. Validity and Reliability
Test 59
3.8. Data Analysis
Technique. 61
CHAPTER IV
DATA PRESENTATION, DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1. Description of the
data. 66
4.2. Data presentation..
. 66
4.3. Descriptive statistic..
. 91
4.4. Data analysis.
.. 92
4.5. Discussion.
. 108
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION OF THE RESEARCH AND
RECOMMENDATION
5.1.
Conclusion
. 112
5.2. Implication of the research..
114
5.3. Recommendation..
. 117
REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLE
Table III.1. Research
design

51
Table III.2. Population of the second year students at MAN 1
Pekanbaru..
52
Table III.3. Sample of the
research 53
Table III.4. The classification of the students
score
58
Table III.5. Criteria coefisien of
realibility
60
Table IV. 1. The result of students reading comprehension pre-test
scores.
67

Table IV.2. The frequency of students reading comprehension (pre-test) in

experimental class 1
70
Table IV.3. The classification of students reading comprehension pre-test score at
MAN 1 Pekanbaru (Experimental class 1)
72
Table IV.4. The frequency distribution of students reading comprehension test
(pre-test) in Experimental class
2
73
Table IV.5. The classification of students reading comprehension pre-test score at
MAN 1 Pekanbaru (Experimental class 2)
75
Table IV.6. The frequency distribution of students reading comprehension test
(pre-test) in control
class

76
Table IV.7. The classification of students reading comprehension pre-test score at
MAN 1 Pekanbaru (control class)

..
78
Table IV.8. The result of students reading comprehension post-test
scores..
79
Table IV.9. The frequency distribution of students reading comprehension test
(post-test) in experimental class
1
81
Table IV. 10. The classification of students reading comprehension post-test score
at MAN 1 Pekanbaru (experimental class 1)
..
83
Table IV.11. The frequency distribution of students reading comprehension test
(post-test) in experimental class
2.
84
Table IV.12. The classification of students reading comprehension post-test score
at MAN 1 Pekanbaru (experimental class 2)
.
86
Table IV.13. The frequency distribution of students reading comprehension test
(post-test) in control class
2
.
87
Table IV.14. The classification of students reading comprehension post-test score
at MAN 1 Pekanbaru (control class)
.
89
Table IV.15. Result of students reading comprehension pre-test and post-test
score at MAN 1
Pekanbaru
..
91
Table IV.16. The analysis of independent sample T-test of pre-test reading
comprehension score between experimental group 1 and experimental
group 2 at MAN 1 Pekanbaru.
93
Table IV.17. The analysis of independent sample T-test of pre-test reading
comprehension score between experimental group 1 and control group
at MAN 1 Pekanbaru.
95

Table IV.18. The analysis of independent sample T-test of pre-test reading

comprehension score between experimental group 2 and control group
at MAN 1 Pekanbaru.
96
Table IV.19. The analysis of independent sample T-test of post-test reading
comprehension score between experimental group 1 and experimental
group 2 at MAN 1 Pekanbaru.
98
Table IV.20. The analysis of independent sample T-test of post-test reading
comprehension score between experimental group 1 and control group
at MAN 1 Pekanbaru.
100
Table IV.21. The analysis of independent sample T-test of post-test reading
comprehension score between experimental group 2 and control group
at MAN 1 Pekanbaru.
101
Table IV.22. The analysis of paired sample T-test between pre-test and post-test
on students reading comprehension for experimental group
1
103
Table IV.23. The analysis of paired sample T-test between pre-test and post-test
on students reading comprehension for experimental group
2
105
Table IV.24. The analysis of paired sample T-test between pre-test and post-test
on students reading comprehension for control
group..
107

LIST OF FIGURE AND CHART

Figure 3.1 Research procedure..

54

Bar chart 1.

71

Bar chart 2.

74

Bar chart 3.

77

Bar chart 4.

83

Bar chart 5.

86

Bar chart 6.

89