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were measured. It showed that averagely 66.27 of all vocabulary items and 60.18 of all grammar items in pre test were correctly answered by the students. In the pre-
test, there was one topic test item. The number showed in table was 52.78. It means that not all the students answered this item correctly. In finding the topic of paragraph,
there were 3 test items in the pre-test. The result showed that averagely 77.78 of the items were correctly answered by the students. The next aspect is main idea in which
averagely 50 of all main idea items were correctly answered by the students. Since there was one main idea item in the pre-test, it means that not all students can answer
the item correctly. The following aspect is the aspect of patterns of organization. From all of the patterns of organization items in pre-test, averagely 64.81 were
correctly answered by the students. In the next aspect, which is skimming aspect, the students were averagely answered 78.70 of all skimming items correctly. The last
aspect is making inferences aspect. The result showed that the students averagely answered 77.78 of all making inferences items in the pre-test correctly.
4.3.2 Result of Post-Test
The result of post-test is described in every aspect of reading comprehension as in the result of pre-test. From the result, it could be seen that the average score of the post-
test was 79.93. It also showed that in average there were 89.40 of 11 scanning items were correctly answered by the students. Besides, in the aspect of vocabulary
knowledge, there were also vocabulary and grammar aspects that were measured. It showed that averagely 73.96 of all vocabulary items and 77.78 of all grammar
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items in post-test were correctly answered by the students. In the post-test, there were two topic test items. The number showed in table was 61.11. It means that
averagely the students answered 61.11 of the items correctly. In finding the topic of paragraph, there were also 3 test items in the post-test. The result showed that
averagely 79.63 of the items were correctly answered by the students. The next aspect is main idea in which averagely 63.89 of all main idea items were correctly
answered by the students. In the post-test, there was also one main idea test item. The following aspect is the aspect of patterns of organization. From all of the patterns
of organization items in post-test, averagely 76.39 were correctly answered by the students. In the next aspect, which is skimming aspect, the students were averagely
answered 80.56 of all skimming items correctly. The last aspect is making inferences aspect. The result showed that the students averagely answered 81.67 of
all making inferences items in the post-test correctly.
4.3.3 Correlation among Aspects of Reading Comprehension in Pre-Test and Post-Test
The correlation among aspects in pre-test and Post-test can be seen in the table below:
Aspects Percentage of Mean
Pre-Test Post-
Test Scanning
88.05 89.39
Vocabulary Knowledge
Vocab. 66.27
73.96 Grammar
60.18 77.78
Table 4.1 Correlation among Aspects of Reading Comprehension in Pre-Test and Post-Test
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Topics 52.78
61.11 Topics of Paragraph
77.78 79.63
Main idea 50
63.89 Patterns of
Organization 64.81
76.39 Skimming
78.70 80.56
Making Inferences 77.78
81.67
Based on the result above, it could be seen that there was an improvement in the result of post-test. The improvement happened in every aspect of reading
comprehension skills. The percentage of mean in the aspect of scanning in the pre- test increased from 88.05 to 89.39 in the result of post-test. It means that before
the students did team-pair-solo as the given treatment, averagely 88.05 of all scanning items in the pre-test were correctly answered by the students. After the
students did team-pair-solo for three times, there was an improvement in the result of the post-test. The result was averagely 89.40 of all scanning items in the post-test
were correctly answered by the students. It also happened to other aspects of reading comprehension skills. There was an improvement in every aspect of reading
comprehension skills after the students did team-pair-solo as the given treatment. From this data, it was clearly concluded that every aspect of reading
comprehension was necessary to be considered in order to improve the students’ reading comprehension. If there was an improvement in every aspect of reading
comprehension, it meant that there might be an improvement in reading comprehension too.
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4.4 Significant Difference between Two Means of Pre-Test and Post- Test
