Penggunaan Strategi Membaca Berpasangan Dalam Meningkatkan Pemahaman Membaca Siswa Kelas VIII SMP Negeri 20 Sigi

Zidna Rizkina (2024). The Use of Partner Reading Strategy in Improving Reading Comprehension of The Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 20 Sigi, Skripsi, English Education Study Program, Language and Arts Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Tadulako University, under the guidance of Mukrim and Andi Patmasari.

The research aims to prove if the use of partner reading strategy can improve reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 20 Sigi. This research uses a quasi-experimental research design. The population of this research was class VIII A as the experimental group and class VIII B as the control group. Sample selection was carried out randomly. Data was collected through a reading test consisting of a pre-test and post-test. By applying a significance level of 0.05, the researcher found that the sig value obtained (p) was lower than alpha (a) (0.000<0.05). It means that the hypothesis is accepted or the use of partner reading strategy can improve the reading comprehension of class VIII students at SMP Negeri 20 Sigi.

Keywords: Improving, Reading, Partner Reading, Comprehension