CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents the result of research. In this case, it discusses the way to investigate the effect of Directed Reading Thinking Activity and
reading interest on students‟ Reading Comprehension at 8
th
grade students of MTs Jamiyyah Islamiyyah academic year 20142015. It covers the data
description, the prerequisite test for data analysis, the testing hypotheses, and the discussion of research findings.
A. Findings
1. The Data Description
In this study, there are three variables: teaching method, reading interest, and reading comprehension. Teaching method A and reading
interest B as independent variables then reading comprehension Y as dependent variable. Data was obtained by giving test to know students‟
reading comprehension and distributing questionnaire to gain data of students‟ reading interest. Descriptive analysis of the data performed to
determine the range of the data, the average, median, mode, and standard deviation. This data was taken from the post test result of students in each
group. A statistical description of calculation and test performed through SPSS 20.00 as well as analysis and interpretation shown in the following
table.
Table 4.1.Descriptive Statistics
A1 A2
B1 B2
A1B1 A1B2
A2B1 A2B2
Valid 40
40 32
32 16
16 16
16 Mean
76.33 74.20
75.50 74.47
77.63 73.75
73.38 75.19
Std. Error of Mean .776
.823 1.080
.589 1.508
.512 1.396
1.050 Median
75.22
a
73.67
a
74.40
a
74.09
a
76.00
a
73.86
a
72.40
a
74.50
a
Mode 73
73 73
73 73
73 73
73 Std. Deviation
4.906 5.205
6.112 3.331
6.032 2.049
5.584 4.199
Variance 24.071
27.087 37.355 11.096 36.383
4.200 31.183 17.629
Skewness 1.517
.003 .758
.778 1.284
-.358 .365
.455 Std. Error of Skewness
.374 .374
.414 .414
.564 .564
.564 .564
Kurtosis 2.674
-.351 1.105
.230 1.577
-.592 -.146
-1.086 Std. Error of Kurtosis
.733 .733
.809 .809
1.091 1.091
1.091 1.091
Range 23
20 30
13 23
6 20
13 Minimum
70 63
63 70
70 70
63 70
Maximum 93
83 93
83 93
76 83
83
Note: A1
: Groups of students who are taught by Directed Reading Thinking Activity method
A2 : Groups of students who are taught by conventional method
B1 : Groups of students who have high reading interest
B2 : Groups of students who have low reading interest
A1B1 : DRTA method with high reading interest A2B1 : Conventional method with high reading interest
A1B2 : DRTA method with low reading interest A2B2 : Conventional method with low reading interest
Here are the data descriptions of reading comprehension in each group. 1.
Score of Reading Comprehension by Using DRTA Method A1. Table 4.2
Frequency Table of Reading Comprehension by Using DRTA Method
Frequency Percent
Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Valid 70
3 7.5
7.5 7.5
73 14
35.0 35.0
42.5 76
13 32.5
32.5 75.0
80 5
12.5 12.5
87.5 83
2 5.0
5.0 92.5
87 2
5.0 5.0
97.5 93
1 2.5
2.5 100.0
Total 40
100.0 100.0
Scoring the data related to reading comprehension was conducted by using instrument with the objective test multiple choices and the total items
provided were 30 questions valid. Each of the correct answer will be graded 1 and the incorrect answer will be graded 0. Hence the maximum score will be
30, while minimum score will be 0. Respondents for experimental group were 40 students, treated by using DRTA method. The empiric score stated
that the highest score was 93, the lowest score was 70. Furthermore, mean
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