THE EFFECT OF USING REAP (READ, ENCODE, ANNOTATE PONDER) METHOD ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMK SWASTA HARAPAN STABAT

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find out whether there was a significant effect of
using REAP (Read, Encode, Annotate, Ponder) on students’ reading comprehension in
analitycal exposition text of the eleventh grade of SMK Swasta Harapan. In this research, the
researcher took 80 students as the sample. As the experimental class, the researcher used class
XI.1 ADP which consisted of 40 students and for the control class, the researcher used class
XI.4 ADP that consist of 40 students. The, the researcher gave pre-test and post-test to both
classes.The researcher then statistically analyzed the data by using t-test. After analyzing the
data, the researcher concluded that teaching analytical exposition text using REAP method was
effective. As the fact, the result of t-test was 2,86 with df = 78. Because there was not df 78 in
the t-table, so the researcher decided to use df 60 since it is closer to 78 than df 120. The table
at df 60 showed that the value of t-table (t!"#) was 2,00 for 5% and 2,66 for 1%. Theoritically,
the Alternative Hypothesis (H") was accepted if the value of t-test was greater than the value
of t-table (t!$%!) > (t!"#). The finding showed that t-test was greater than t-table (2,86 > 2,00
and 2,66). The researcher meant the hypothesis (H") was accepted. It was stated that “There is
a significant effect of using REAP method on students’ reading comprehension in analytical
exposition text of the eleventh grade students of SMK Swasta Harapan Stabat” was accepted.