experimental group are higher than the controlled group. The using of English teens magazine is effective towards
students’ reading interest. 2. If t-test t
o
t-table t
t
in significant degree of 0.05, Ho the null hypothesis is accepted. It means that the rates of the means score of the
experimental group are same as or lower than the controlled group. The using of English teens magazine is not effective towards student
s’ reading interest.
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS
A. Description of the Data
The data shown in this part were collected from questionnaire score and pre-test and post-test score of both experiment class and controlled class.
1. Questionnaire The questionnaire was included of three indicators; there were reading
concept cognitive aspect, teacher, and reading material affective aspect. The result of the questionnaire score was:
a. Reading concept Cognitive aspect Mostly students, the controlled and experiment class, uninterested
in reading in the classroom before the treatment using English teens magazine was given in the treatment class. The control class had higher
interested 40 than the treatment class in the first questionnaire 27.5, but in the second questionnaire the treatment class has higher interested
70 than control class just 47.5. Only 10 students in the treatment class who felt English is the boring subject. The 75 students in the
treatment class did not think that the reading is difficult after the writer gave the treatment and they more interest if they often read in English.
70 students in the treatment class did the assignment from the teacher happily without compulsion. The students from the control and treatment
class always thought that English was the important subject in their school in the pre and post-questionnaire. It means that, reading concept of
students in the treatment class was better than in the controlled class after the treatment was given.
b. Teacher Affective Aspect The result of the questionnaire score in the affective aspect was all
students in the control and treatment class asnwered that the teachers only used the textbook as the reading material. Otherwise, in the post-
questionnaire 77.5 students in the treatment class answered that the
teacher taught with the interesting way. The respond of the students in the pre-questionnaire about the reading material especially in the topic were
uninterested, such as the students in the treatment class less interest in the topic than the control class students. In the treatment class, only 12.5
students who interest in topic of reading before tretment was given but after the treatment was given 80 students interest in the topic.
c. Reading material Affective Aspect The respond of the students about using English teens magazine as
an alternative media in the reading were satisfied. 90 students in the treatment class thought that the English teens magazine was interesting
media for reading and 85 students interest in the topics or stories which were in the English teens magazine. The 77.5 of students more
understood in topic that was learned in the reading using English teens magazine. Before the treatment was given, only a few students in the both
class had 7.5 English teens magazine at home. After the treatment was given, 45 students in the treatment class had English teens magazine and
60 students often read English teens magazine in the leisure time. The writer can conclude that English teens magazine was liked to students and
the usage made the students understood in a topic which was learned. After the writer described the questionnaire result, the next step was
analysed the questionnaire score. The score of the pre and post-questionnaire in the treatment class was shown in Table 4.1 and Table 4.2 shown the score of the
pre and post-questionnaire in the control class.
Table 4.1 Questionnaire Score of Experimental Class
Students
X
Pre Post
Gain Score 1
41 77
36
2
68 78
10
3
50 74
24
4
45 53
8
5
41 70
29
6
56 75
19
7
56 79
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