The Effectiveness of PQ4R Strategy to Teach Narrative Text for First Graders in SMA Negeri 1 Gedeg

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find out the effectiveness of PQ4R Strategy to teach narrative text, especially in reading comprehension for first grade using PQ4R strategy. The researchers conducted an experimental quantitative research. The researchers used Pre-test and Post-Test to gain the data. The population of the data was in First Grade in SMA Negeri 1 Gedeg. The researchers used two classes as the sample to gain the data. In the each class there were 34 students; one of the classes was chosen as the experimental class and the other one as the control class. The experimental class used PQ4R Strategy to taught narrative text and the control class used conventional way (Grammar translation method). The data that collected from Pre-test and Post-test from experimental and control class was analyzed with SPSS 16. The calculation using SPSS 16, the researchers used t-test to find out the result using independent t-test formula. The result of t-test showed the significant (2-tailed) showed the value is 0.002, it was mean that 0.05 is higher than 0.002. Based on the result, the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted at p < 0.05, it was mean that PQ4R strategy was effective to teach narrative text for first grade in senior high school.