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B. Problem Statement
Considering problem of reading comprehension the students encounter, the writer formulates the problem is being studied as
follows: 1.
How did the Question Answer Relationship QAR strategy assist students to improve their reading comprehension?
2. How was the situation when
Question Answer Relationship QAR strategy was employed in the reading class?
C. Objective of the Research
This researc h is aimed to improve the students‟ reading
comprehension. In details this research has the objectives: 1.
To see how Question Answer Relationship QAR strategy
assisted students to improve their reading comprehension
2. To
describe the situation when Question Answer Relationship QAR strategy was employed in the reading
class. D.
The Benefit of the Study
Theoretically this research is useful for those who want to improve their ability in reading, because this research provides a
strategy namely QAR that can be considered as a tool for conceptualizing and developing comprehension questions. QAR
creates a way of thinking about the types of questions that are most appropriate for different points in guiding students through
a text.
The Benefits of this research are not only theoretically but also practically, those are:
1. For the Students
It can motivate students to improve their reading comprehension by using the types of QAR categories. Learning
this strategy make students accustom to higher level questions and it can spur students to think critically and creatively.
2. For the School
The research on the strategy of Question Answer Relationship QAR is hoped to help school to promote its
students‟ reading comprehension and literacy proficiency by
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providing them QAR as an alternative strategy of reading comprehension.
3. For the Teacher
The result of the research can be used as information of teaching reading experience. The teacher can make use of QAR
as an alternative of reading comprehension strategy to provide students devices to comprehend reading materials and finally to
improve students reading comprehension. 4.
For Other Researchers
Other researcher can make use the result of the research as reference for further research especially pertaining to Question-
Answer Relationship QAR as an alternative strategy to improve reading comprehension.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
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