The effect of SQ4R toward undergraduate students’ critical reading comprehension

Maulana, Iksan (2018) The effect of SQ4R toward undergraduate students’ critical reading comprehension. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Palangka Raya.

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Abstract

This study was conducted in 2017 and it was aimed to measure the effect of SQ4R reading strategy toward undergraduate students’ critical reading comprehension at State Islamic Institute of Palangka Raya. There were 28 students, consists of students from fifth semester (15 students from class A and 13 students from class C), chosen as subject of the study by cluster sampling. The study included in quantitative research and the type was quasi experimental design. The data collecting technique used was test.
Based on the findings, the students’ achievement got improved significantly when the material given by using SQ4R strategy. Ha was proved where T count was bigger than Ttable with 5% (-2,706 > 2,056) at degrees of freedom 26. Ho was rejected since Pvalue < 0,05 (0,017 < 0,05). It meant there was difference between average score of experimental group and average score of control group. Value of tobserv was negative that means experimental group’s score was lower than control group. The difference of average (mean difference were -6,65 (21,35-28), and the difference was -12,02 until -1,29. The fact really proved that SQ4R increased students’ critical reading comprehension since it gave positive effect toward the students’ achievement in reading lesson, even the score as the experimental group was lower than control group. Based on the study, the reading strategy was recommended to be applied by students in reading as the process to be the critical reader.
ABSTRAK (Indonesian)
Penelitian ini dilaksakan pada tahun 2017 dan bertujuan untuk mengukur pengaruh strategi membaca SQ4R terhadap pemahaman membaca kritis mahasiswa S1 pada Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palangka Raya. Penelitian ini melibatkan 28 mahasiswa, terdiri atas mahasiswa semester lima (15 mahasiswa dari kelas A dan 13 mahasiswa dari kelas C), yang dipilih sebagai subjek penelitian dengan menggunakan teknik cluster sampling. Penelitian ini termasuk dalam penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan quasi experimental design. Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik test.
Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh, ditemukan bahwa pencapaian mahasiswa menunjukan peningkatan yang signifikan ketikan materi yang diberkan menggunakan strategi SQ4R. Ha membuktikan di mana T hitung lebih besar dari t-tabel dengan 5% (-2,706 > 2,056) pada derajat kebebasan 26. Ho ditolak karena Pvalue < 0,05 (0,017 < 0,05). Artinya, ada perbedaan antara nilai rata-rata dari kelas eksperimen dan nilai rata-rata kelas control. Perbedaan nilai rata-rata (mean difference) adalah -6,65 (21,35 – 28), dan perbedaannya antara -12,02 sampai -1,29. Hasil penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa SQ4R telah meningkatkan pemahaman membaca kritis mahasiswa karena memberikan pengaruh positif terhadap pencapaian mahasiswa dalam pelajaran membaca, meskipun nilai dari kelas ekperimen lebih rendah dari kelas control. Berdasarkan penelitian tersebut, strategi membaca SQ4R dianjurkan untuk digunakan oleh mahasiswa dalam proses untuk menjadi pembaca yang kritis.

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