THE EFFECT OF USING CONTEXTUAL GUESSING TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT OF ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ OF SMA NEGERI 1 PAHAE JAE IN 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

Abstract : The aim of research are to know: 1) The  extent on the application of using Contextual Guessing Technigue in teaching reading   analytical exposition text at the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pahae Jae, 2) The  extent on the application of using before and after Contextual Guessing Technigue in teaching reading   analytical exposition text at the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pahae Jae, 3) whether a significant  using Contextual Guessing Technigue in teaching reading   analytical exposition text at the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pahae Jae.

The populations of the research is all the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pahae Jae have five class and total 179. The researcher taken one class as sampling is 36 students. The researcher carried on by using experimental method. The data is collected by giving observation and test. The writer use the statistic processes in analyzing data by using formula of t_test

            After collecting the data, it is found the effect of using Contextual Guessing Technique on students’ reading comprehension of analytical exposition text is 3.6. it is categorized “very good”. The students’ comprehension in reading analytical exposition text the mean score before using Contextual Guessing Technique 51,75 is it categorized “bad”. Meanwhile after using Contextual Guessing Technique was 82,33 it is   categorized “ Very good”. The calculation of  t_test formula is 23,13, meanwhile the score of the t_table 5% significant level is 2,03. It is found that t₀ calculation is bigger than t_table (23,13>2,03). It means that there is a significant effect of using Contextual Guessing Technique on students’ reading comprehension of analytical exposition text of eleventh grade students SMA Negeri 1 Pahae Jae, Therefore , the hypothesis is accepted.

Keyword :         Contextual Guessing Technique, Reading Comprehension, Analytical exposition text