THE EFFECT OF THE DRTA LEARNING METHOD (DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY) ON STUDENTS’ READING ABILITY

Abstract

The  purpose  of  this  study is to know the effect of directed reading thinking activity on students reading ability. These actions are the parts of spoken or manual language other than words. This research using quantitative research. The design of the study was true experimental with randomized subject, pre-test and post-test control group design. In gathering the data, The researcher was directly gave post-test to experimental and control classes by applying short story in experiment class. The population was 20 students, and the sample of the study was 20 students that divided into two classes, the classes were experiment class and control class. To increase students’ reading comprehension is not easy, the teacher has to use teaching method or technique in order to elevate the students’ ability in reading.