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version 16.0 for windows to test whether the increase of students’ gain is significant or not, in which the significance was determine by p 0.05.
3.7 Hypotheses Testing
After collecting the data, the researcher recorded and analyzed them in order to find out whether there is an increasing in students’ ability in reading
comprehension conveyed in anecdote text or not after the treatment. The writer used Repeated Measure T-test to know the level of significance of the treatment
effect.
The formulation is:
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Notes: = Mean from pre-test
= Mean from post-test
S
D
= Standard error of differences between means n
= Subjects on sample Hatch and Farhady, 1982:114
The criteria are: 1. If the t-ratio is higher than t-table: H
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is accepted 2. If the t-ratio is lower than t-table: H
is accepted
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