PQRST METHOD IN THE TEACHING READING ON HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXT

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Abstrak: Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang keefektifan metode PQRST pada pengajaran pemahaman membaca teks Hortatory Exposition pada Sekolah Menengah Atas dan tanggapan siswa terhadap penggunaan metode tersebut. Penelitian Semu sebagai bagian dari penelitian kuantitatif digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Data diperoleh dari pre-test dan post-test. Objek penelitian merupakan 78 siswa kelas 8 dimana 1 kelas menjadi kelas eksperimen yang menggunakan metode PQRST dan 1 kelas lain menjadi kelas kontrol yang menggunakan metode GTM. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, penggunaan metode PQRST efektif dalam pengajaran pemahaman membaca teks Hortatory Exposition. Kata Kunci: PQRST, pengajaran membaca, teks Hortatory Expositiont Abstract: The study focused on the effectiveness of PQRST in teaching reading of Hortatory Exposition text for Senior High School and students’ responses toward the implementation of the method. A quasi experimental design as a part of quantitative research was employed in this study. The data were obtained through the pre-test and post-test. The sample was 78 students of eight graders. One class as an experimental group in which PQRST was applied and one class as a control group which used GTM method. In the findings, it was shown that the use of PQRST was effective in teaching reading comprehension of Hortatory Exposition text. Key Words: PQRST, teaching reading, Hortatory Exposition text