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The Use of Three-Minute Pause Strategy in Improving the Students’ Reading Comprehension at the Eight Grade at SMP Neg. 1 Segeri Kab. Pangkep (An Experimental Research)

Randika Dhani Saputra, 2013. The Use of Three-Minute Pause Strategy in Improving the Students’ Reading Comprehension at the Eight Grade at SMP Neg. 1 Segeri Kab. Pangkep (An Experimental Research), under the thesis of English Education Department, the Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar, guided by Bahrun Amin and Yassir Mallapiang.

This research aimed to explain how the effectiveness of Three-Minute Pause Strategy is able to improve the students’ reading comprehension at the eight grade at SMP Neg. 1 Segeri Kab. Pangkep.


The researcher used quasi-experimental design with two group pretest and posttest design. The population was the eight grade students of SMP Neg. 1 Segeri Kab. Pangkep, in academic year 2013/2014, which consisted of seven classes. The sample was taken by random sampling technique and the total number of sample was 60 students. It employed of eight meetings. It employed reading test as instrument.
The result of the data indicated that there was a significant difference between students’ post-test in experimental class and controlled class.  The mean score of post-test (83.91) in experimental class was greater than the mean score of post-test (46.91) in controlled class. From t-test, the researcher found that the value of t-test (16.68) was greater than t-table (2.00) at the level of significance 0.05 with degree of freedom (df) = 58. Thus, the alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted and the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected.. It means that there was a significant difference in the students’ reading comprehension before and after being taught by using Three-Minute Pause Strategy.
       
                                                                      Curriculum vitae
                             Randika Dhani Syaputra is the last child of Abd. Kadir. B and Halifa. He was born on June 20th 1991 in Segeri, Pangkep. He has five brothers and four sisters. He lives in Pangkep, Province South Sulawesi.
She graduated her elementary school in 2003 at SD. Negeri I Segeri Kab. Pangkep. She continued his study at SMP Negeri I Segeri Kab. Pangkep and graduated in 2006. Her senior high school was at SMA Negeri I Segeri Kab. Pangkep and graduated in 2009. At the 2009 years He was continued her study at the University and at that year He was accepted at Muhammadiyah University of Makassar as a student of English Educational Department.
              At the end of his study, He could finish his thesis with title “The Use of Three-Minute Pause Strategy in Improving the Students’ Reading Comprehension at the Eight Grade at SMP Negeri 1 Segeri Kab. Pangkep (An Experimental Research).”


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