A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON TEACHING TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP TECHNIQUES OF READING (A Quasi-Experimental Study at 8th Grade of SMP N 5 Surakarta in the Academic Year 2012/2013).

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A THESIS

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON TEACHING TOP-DOWN
AND BOTTOM-UP TECHNIQUES OF READING
(A Quasi-Experimental Study at 8th Grade of SMP N 5 Surakarta in the
Academic Year 2012/2013).

Submitted to the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Sebelas
Maret University to Fulfill One of the Requirements for Getting the
Undergraduate Degree of Education in English

Arranged By:
MEITA DWI ASTUTI
K2209060

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY
SURAKARTA
2013
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ABSTRACT


Meita Dwi Astuti. K2209060. A Comparative Study on Teaching Top-down
and Bottom-up Techniques of Reading (A Quasi-Experimental Study at 8th
Grade of SMP N 5 Surakarta in the Academic Year 2012/2013). A thesis.
Surakarta : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Sebelas Maret
University, 2013.
The aims of this research are to find out: (1) whether there is a
significant difference in reading comprehension achievement between the students
taught the top-down technique of reading and those taught the bottom-up
technique of reading; (2) whether the top-down technique of reading is more
effective than the bottom-up technique of reading. This quasi-experimental study
used 29 students for the experimental group and 29 students for the control
group. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. The computation of the
data shows that the t-observation (to) is 2.42, which is higher than the t-table (56,
0.05) : 1.960. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in
reading comprehension achievement between the students taught the top-down
technique of reading and those taught the bottom-up technique of reading. The
mean of the group of students who are taught the top-down technique of reading
is 79.4, while that of those who are taught the bottom-up technique of reading is
76.78. Therefore,it can be concluded that the top-down technique of reading is

more effective to be used than the bottom-up technique of reading for junior high
school students.

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MOTTO

“Bismillahirrohmanirrohim”
“Today must be better”
(The writer)
“Akan selalu ada harga yang terbayar untuk sebuah usaha yang dilakukan”
(The writer)

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DEDICATION

This thesis is whole-heartedly dedicated to those who support me
keep struggling to get better future:


My beloved parents,
„Bapak Maryanto, S.Pd. M.Si and Ibu Sri Mastuti, S.Pd.AUD



My beloved sisters,
Vivien Febri Astuti, S.I.Kom and Oktavia Tri Astuti



My boyfriend, Prasetyo Adi Nugroho




My best friends, “seven ikans”



English Education SBI „09



All the people who have helped and supported me, “Thank you
very much!”

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Praise be to Allah SWT who has given His blessing to the writer so that
she can complete writing this thesis. I would not be able to finish this thesis
without His blessing and also a helping hand of many others. Therefore, I would
like to express my very first gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd and
Kristiandi, S.S. M.A, my first and second consultants, for all the guidance and
encouragement.
This thesis will never exist without the permission and approval from
Prof. Dr. H. M. Furqon Hidayatullah, M.Pd, the Dean of the Teacher Training and
Education Faculty, Dr. Muh. Rohmadi, S.S, M.Hum, the Head of the Art and
Language Education, and Endang Setyaningsih, S.Pd, M.Hum, the Head of
English Education Department of Teacher Training Faculty. My sincere gratitude
is also extended to all lectures in English Department UNS, for all the knowledge
and experiences shared.
My gratitude goes to Drs. Djoko Triasmono, M.Pd, the Headmaster of
SMP N 5 Surakarta, for the permission to conduct the research in SMP N 5
Surakarta, Agustin, S.Pd, M.Pd, the English teacher of SMP N 5 Surakarta, for

being the best supporter during the research, and of course the students of VIII A
and VIII B SMP N 5 Surakarta 2012/2013, for the participation.
My last special gratitude is for my family for their supports, caring,
prayer, and helps, my friends in English Education Department and Prasetyo Adi
for being my good companion.
Needless to say, this thesis is still far from being perfect. The writer will
accept gratefully every comment and suggestion. Hopefully, this thesis will give
benefit for everyone who concerns with the same research.

Surakarta, October 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS


TITLE ..........................................................................................................

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PRONOUNCEMENT .................................................................................

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ABSTRACT ................................................................................................

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THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSULTANTS ..........................................

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THE APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINERS .................................................

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MOTTO .......................................................................................................

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DEDICATION ............................................................................................

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...........................................................................

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................

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LIST OF APPENDICES .............................................................................

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LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................

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LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ...................................................

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A.

Background of the Study ..............................................

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B.

Problem Statement .......................................................

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C.

Objective of the Study ..................................................

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D.

Benefit of the Study .....................................................

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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ......................................................

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Review on Reading Comprehension ......................................

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1.

The Definition of Reading .....................................

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2.

Reading Comprehension ........................................

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Sub skill of Reading Comprehension .....................

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4.

The Techniques of Reading ...................................

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5.

Microskills and Macroskills of Reading ................

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Review on Teaching Reading to Junior High School ............

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1.

Teaching Reading ..................................................
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Teaching Reading to Junior High School Students

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Top-down Technique .............................................................

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Definition of Top-down Technique .......................

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2.

Teaching Steps of Top-down Technique ...............

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3.

The Advantages of Top-down Technique ..............

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4.

The Disadvantages of Top-down Technique ..........

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Bottom-up Technique.............................................................

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1.

The Definition of Bottom-up Technique ................

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2.

Teaching Steps of Bottom-up Technique ...............

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3.

The Advantages of Bottom-up Technique..............

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4.

The Disadvantages of Bottom-up Technique .........

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Rationale ................................................................................

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Hypothesis ..............................................................................

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ...........................................................

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The Method of the Research .........................................

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B.

The Setting of the Research ..........................................

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C.

The Subject of the Research ..........................................

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1.

Population ...............................................................

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2.

Sample ....................................................................

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3.

Sampling .................................................................

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The Technique of Collecting the Data ..........................

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The Instrument of Collecting the Data ...................

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2.

Validity and Reliability ..........................................

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a. Validity..............................................................

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b. Reliability ..........................................................

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The Technique of Analyzing the Data ..........................

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Descriptive Statistics ..............................................

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a. Mean ..................................................................

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b. Median...............................................................

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c. Mode
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d. Standard Deviation ............................................

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e. Histogram and Polygon .....................................

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Normality Test ........................................................

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3.

Homogeneity Test...................................................

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4.

T-test .......................................................................

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Statistical Hypothesis ....................................................

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CHAPTER IV THE RESULT OF THE STUDY .............................................

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F.

A.

The Description of the Data ..........................................

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Pre-test Scores ........................................................

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a. The Experimental Group ...................................

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b. The Control Group ............................................

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Post-test Scores .......................................................

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a.

The Experimental Group .................................

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b.

The Control Group ..........................................

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Prerequisite Testing.......................................................

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Pre-test Score ..........................................................

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a. Similarity of two classes ...................................

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b. Result of Normality Test ...................................

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c. Result of Homogeneity Test..............................

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Post-test Scores .......................................................

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a. Result of Normality Test ...................................

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b. Result of Homogeneity Test..............................

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Hypothesis Testing ........................................................

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First Hypothesis ......................................................

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2.

Second Hypothesis .................................................

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Discussion .....................................................................

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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTION .........

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Suggestion .....................................................................

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BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................

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APPENDICES ..................................................................................................

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Research Schedule ...................................................................

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Appendix 2: List of Students’ Name ............................................................

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Appendix 3: Syllabus of Reading for VIII Grade of Junior High School ....

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Appendix 4: Lesson Plan ..............................................................................

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Appendix 5: Blueprint of Reading Try-out Instruments for Pre-test ........... 170
Appendix 6: Blueprint of Reading Try-out Instruments for Post-test .......... 187
Appendix 7: Reading Pre-test Instruments ................................................... 204
Appendix 8: Reading Post-test Instruments ................................................. 215
Appendix 9: The Validity of Reading Test (Pre-test Items) ........................ 227
Appendix 10: The Reliability of Pre-test Valid Items .................................. 238
Appendix 11: The Validity of Reading Test (Post-test Items) ..................... 240
Appendix 12: The Reliability of Post-test Items ........................... 250
Appendix 13: The Score of Pre-test ..................................................................... 252
Appendix 14: The Score of Post-test ............................................................ 253
Appendix 15: Frequency Distribution .......................................................... 254
Appendix 16: Normality Test of Pre-test of the Experimental Group ......... 259
Appendix 17: Normality Test of Pre-test of the Control Group................... 262
Appendix 18: Normality Test of Post-test of the Experimental Group ........ 265
Appendix 19: Normality Test of Post-test of the Control Group ................. 268
Appendix 20: Homogeneity of Pre-test ........................................................ 271
Appendix 21: Homogeneity of Post-test ...................................................... 273
Appendix 22: T-test Computation of Pre-test .............................................. 275
Appendix 23: T-test Computation of Pre-test of the Experimental Group
and the Control Group ......................................................... 276
Appendix 24: T-test Computation
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Appendix 25: T-test Computation of Post-test of the Experimental Group
and the Control Group .......................................................... 279
Appendix 26: Table of r Product Moment ................................................... 281
Appendix 27: Table of the Standard Normal Distribution ........................... 282
Appendix 28: Table of Chi-Square Distribution .......................................... 283
Appendix 29: Table of t Distribution .......................................................... 284
Appendix 30: Photographs ........................................................................... 285
Appendix 31: Legalization ........................................................................... 288

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1: Graphic Representation of Top-down Technique of Reading ..... 23
Figure 1.2: Graphic Representation of Bottom-up Technique of Reading ... 28
Figure 4.1: The Histogram of the Distribution of Pre-test Scores of the
Experimental Group ................................................................... 49
Figure 4.2: The Polygon of the Distribution of Pre-test Scores of the
Experimental Group .................................................................... 50
Figure 4.3: The Histogram of the Distribution of Pre-test Scores of the
Control Group ............................................................................. 52
Figure 4.4: The Polygon of the Distribution of Pre-test Scores of the
Control Group .............................................................................. 53
Figure 4.5: The Histogram of the Distribution of Post-test Scores of the
Experimental Group ................................................................... 55
Figure 4.6: The Polygon of the Distribution of Post-test Scores of the
Experimental Group .................................................................... 56
Figure 4.7: The Histogram of the Distribution of Post-test Scores of the
Control Group ............................................................................. 58
Figure 4.8: The Polygon of the Distribution of Post-test Scores of the
Control Group .............................................................................. 59

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 4.1: The Frequency Distribution of the Experimental Group Pre-test . 49
Table 4.2: The Frequency Distribution of the Control Group Pre-test .......... 52
Table 4.3: The Frequency Distribution of the Experimental Group Post-test . 55
Table 4.4: The Frequency Distribution of the Control Group Post-test ......... 58
Table 4.5: The Result of Normality Test for Experimental Group and
Control Group ................................................................................ 60
Table 4.6: The Result of Normality Test for Experimental Group and
Control Group ................................................................................ 61

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