Hypothesis Testing RESEARCH FINDINGS

The last calculation was testing the hypothesis. This was the main calculation to answer the problem formulation of this research that whether there is significant different between students’ reading interest in experiment class which given English teens magazine and students’ reading interest in controlled class without English teens magazine. The writer compared the pre and post questionnaire in the sample. The result was treatment class had a higher improvement than the controlled class with the gain score was 27.4. In the treatment class, the using English teens magazine was success to improve students’ reading interest. It can be seen by the Quartile III Score Maximum

79.66 74.55 81. Meanwhile, reading interest in controlled class was less. It

can be seen by the Quartile I Score Median 43.13 53.95 56.17. Moreover, in the cognitive aspect reading achievement, the writer used T- test formula in the significance degree α of 5. The result showed that t-test t o t-table t t F F αn1-1, n2-2

28.91 1.991. It means that t-test was higher in

the value 26.919 than t-table. The conclusion is the reading comprehension test for the cognitive aspect of reading interest had progressive and the questionnaire for the affective aspect of the reading interest, too. It means that alternative hypothesis H a is accepted that there is a significant difference between students’ reading interest using English teens magazine and without using English teens magazine; the using English Teens Magazine is effective towards students’ reading interest. 48

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion

Based on the interpretation of data, it can be concluded that using English teens magazine is effective towards students’ reading interest and it had been proved toward the first grade students’ of SMA N 4 Depok. It is supported from the category of questionnaire score and T-test formula to test the hypothesis of this research. The result of post-questionnaire in the treatment class showed that Quartile III Score Maximum 79.66 74.55 81. Based the category of questionnaire score, the using English teens magazine was effective as alternative media in reading towards students’ reading interest. For the reading achievement cognitive aspect, in significance degree of 5, the value of t-test is t o t-table t t 28.91 1.991. It means that t-test was higher in the value 26.919 that t-table. So, the null hypothesis Ho is rejected. It means that the answer of research problem was proven that t here is a significant difference between students’ reading interest by using English teens magazine and without English teens magazine. The conclusion is there is a high interest of students in reading using English teens magazine; it shown that cognitive aspect the reading test and the affective aspect the questionnaire of reading interest.

B. Suggestion

Based on the research, there are some suggestions for the English teacher for consideration. 1. The teacher should find the kinds of English teens magazine which is appropriate for the students’ age. 2. The teacher should choose the suitable materials or suitable text which from English teens magazine in teaching learning English especially in reading 3. The teacher should make the students ready before the reading class begin such as giving question and answer or discussion about the news that related the material, such as narrative, recount, and procedure text.