calculation showed that both experimental and controlled group was improved. However, the improvement of controlled group was not as significant as
experimental group. It was proven by the gained score produced by the groups, that the experimental group gained score was higher than the controlled group.
The statistical calculation showed that the result of t-observation is 2.76 and the degree of freedom df is used in the significance level of 5 = 1.66. By
comparing the value of t-observation and t-table, it can be known that the result of calculation of t-observation is higher than t-table. It meant that reading with
pictures is more effective than without pictures. Finally, t
he writer believed that pictures in text may improve students’ reading comprehension. It also could be seen from the implementation of this
media in the class. Students who had experienced reading text with pictures had more better understanding, had their motivation and interest increased to read, and
also had better memory about the text.
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGENTIONS
A. Conclusion
This study had quasi-experimental design which was intended to get empirical evidence of the effectiveness of using picture series to improve
students’ reading comprehension of procedure text at SMAN 22 Kab. Tangerang. Based on the statistical analysis, the scores of experimental group in pre-test were
lower than the control group. The data showed that the mean score of pre test in experimental group was 72.27, while the mean score of pre-test in control group
was 72.73. From the scores of both groups, it means that there was a difference between the students’ achievement of scores in pre-test experimental group and
control group. Moreover, there is also a significant difference between the experimental group and control group scores in post-test. Meanwhile, the mean
score of post-test in experimental group was 81.97, and the mean score of post- test in control group was 76.52. It means that, in the post-test session, the
experimental group got the higher score than the pre-test, and also higher than the control group. The statistical analysis showed that the minimum gained score of
experimental group was -5 and the minimum gained score of control group was - 15. While, the highest gained score of experimental group was 30 and control
group was 20. The average gained score of experimental group was 9.7, and for control group was 3.8. It can be concluded that teaching using picture series is
effective for students to comprehend the procedure text.
B. Suggestions Based on the research, it can be delivered some suggestions go to:
For teachers The teacher should use more creative and various media in teaching
reading in class. The teachers should master the material that will be taught to the class so that they can choose the best media to teach the
material. One of media that is widely available but often to be used is
