Functions of Picture Series
sample used. His research used the third grade students of the vocational high school, while this research use the tenth grade students oh senior high school as
sample and population. The second previous study was “Improving Students’ Reading
Comprehension of Procedure Text through Picture Word Inductive Model Strategy” conducted by Zainal Ikhsanudin Militansina.
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Actually, the procedure of this research was rather similar with the previous study conducted by Zainal,
because in his study, picture was the tool or the media for improving stu dents’
reading comprehension. However, the number of participants, and the design were rather different.
The number of participant involved in the Zainal’s study was 20 participants. The participants consisted of the ninth grade Madrasah Tsanawiyah
As-Shiddiqiyyah, Kabupaten Kubu Raya. The design for the previous study was classroom action research, it was different from this study which used quasi-
experimental design. This research divided sample into experimental and controlled group which totally consisted of 66 students of the tenth grade of
SMAN 22 Kab. Tangerang. The experimental group did the treatment while the controlled group did not.
The third previous study was “The Effect of Using Picture Series on
Students’ Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text” conducted by Bayyini Rosyada Elka.
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There are some similarities and difference between her research and this research. First, both of the researches used picture series as a media in
teaching reading. Second, both of the researches are quasi-experimental research. Nevertheless, the text type that is used in this research are different, if this
research studied about students’ reading comprehension of procedure text, her
research studied about students ’ reading comprehension of narrative text.
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Zainal Ikhsanudin Militansina, “Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension of Procedure Text Through Picture Word Inductive Model Strategy”, Skripsi pada sarjana UNTAN,
2014, p. 1.
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Bayyini Rosyada Elka, “The Effect of Using Picture Series on Students’ Reading Comprehension of
Narrative Text”, Skripsi pada sarjana UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta 2015, p. i.