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h. 200 is immeasurable genius Based on some theories above, it can be concluded that the factors
affecting intelligence are biological factors and environmental factors. Intelligence is the general mental ability of individual to think rationally and to adapt himself
to new circumstances in the environment. It also includes the ability to focus attention to certain problem and create a rapid, accurate, and appropriate solution
for the problem.
E. Review on Related Research
There are some researchers giving information that gives strong reason for the use of three-phase technique in teaching reading comprehension. First,
Afida 2008: 27 concludes that three-phase technique can lead the students to predict the content, encourage students to continue reading for a purpose and help
them to comprehend the text. Asking questions at the end of a story allows the students to reflect on their reading and to relate to their own experience. Second,
Robiah 2009 states that in reading class have three activities, they are pre- reading activities, while- reading activities, and post-reading activities can help to
improve the students’ ability in comprehending the text. Kusen 2009 explains that by using three-phase technique the students get the success in reading
comprehension. By considering the concept of the nature of reading, three-phase
technique, and review of related research conducted the use of three-phase technique in the teaching of reading comprehension, it can be assumed that by
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using three-phase technique, the students can improve their reading ability in comprehending the text. .
Rationale 1.
The difference between Three-Phase Technique and Conventional Method. Three Phase Technique is a technique of teaching and learning process
where the activities in the classroom focus on the students as a center of the teaching and learning process. Pre-reading, whilst-reading and post-reading
activities will help the students learn to read efficiently, develop their reading comprehension and makes the students as the central activities in the
classroom. By using three-phase technique, the students can fulfill their interest in reading activity and learners will try to learn the vocabulary that’s
found in the text. In other words, the learners are motivated to read. By reading a lot, their comprehension increases and it will them comprehend the
reading text easily and it can improve their reading comprehension. On the contrary, conventional technique makes the students depend on the teachers
explanation in reading class. This technique does not promote activity, thinking and problem solving. Conventional technique does not give much
opportunity to the students to be active. So, it is assumed that three-phase technique can be more effective than conventional technique to improve the
students’ reading skill. 2. The difference in Reading Achievement between the students having high
intelligence and low intelligence.
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The students with high intelligence are active, creative, and having good participation to study for getting competency and skill. The students with high
intelligence have high ability in comprehending many texts that the teacher gives to them. They like to read everything that the teacher gives to them.
Their intelligence, will, of course, influence their achievement, especially in achieving reading skill. The students with high intelligence have better
achievement than the one of those having low intelligence. They tend to be more active in teaching and learning process. They have much bravery in
answer teachers’ question whenever they are asked or not. They have strong intention in learning that makes them understand the lesson more easily.
Meanwhile, students with low intelligence usually do not have any interest in joining the learning process. They prefer listening to the teacher to having
effort to do anything by them. They become the followers in joining the reading class by waiting the teacher’ explanation and translation word by
word to get the message of the text. In reading process they do it almost all the times. They are passive in the class. They depend on the teacher mostly.
Therefore, it can be assumed that the achievement of the students with high intelligence is better than the one of those having low intelligence.
3. The interaction between teaching technique and the students’ intelligence. The students with high intelligence are active, creative, and having good
participation to study for getting competency and skill. The use of three-phase technique in the teaching and learning process will surely attract the students’
attention. The students with high intelligence usually have creative thinking and high curiosity in learning. By using three-phase technique the students
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with high intelligence can fulfill their interest in reading activity and they will encourage themselves to understand the reading text well. Those activities will
be more enjoyable to do by the students with high intelligence. This shows that Three-Phase Technique is appropriate for the students having high
intelligence. The students with low intelligence, on the other hand, usually have no curiosity to study. They will only be silent and sit on their seat
without talking anything in the process of reading. In this condition, the technique used is conventional technique in teaching reading instead of using
three-phase technique because they are usually reluctant to. actively participate in the teaching and learning process. They do not enough intention
in learning. They usually have no curiosity to study more. Finally, it can be said that three-phase technique is more suitable technique for students with
high intelligence and conventional technique is suitable for the students with low intelligence and therefore, it can be assumed that there is interaction
between teaching technique and the students’ intelligence.
E. Hypothesis
