EFFECTIVENESS OF USING RECIPROCAL METHOD IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION

Abstract

Abstract: Dalam penelitian ini mencoba membuktikan apakah metode resiprokal lebih efektif daripada metode grammar translation untuk mengajar reading comprehension. Dalam penelitian ini design penelitian yang digunakan-adalah exprimental. Setelah mengadakan penelitian di SMPN 9 Blitar,-mendapatkan kesimpulan bahwa metode resiprokal memberikan hasil yang secara signifikan lebih baik daripada metode grammar translation. KataKunci: Reciprocal method, grammar translation method, teaching reading comprehension Abstract : In this study tries to prove whether reciprocal teaching method is more effective than the traditional grammar translati'on -"tt oa ti teach reading comprehensicn. Experimental design is applied to prove whether the two methods produce significantly different results. After conduciing the experiment in SMpN 9 B]itar, and analy_zing the data usingANCOVA method, foind out fhat reciprocal method of teaching reading comprehension produces significantly better result ihat Grammar Translation Method. Keywords: Reciprocal method, grammar translation method, teaching reading comprehension