The Effect of Read Cover Remember Retell (RCRR) Strategy on Students’ Reading Comprehension at SMK Negeri 1 Talawi

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether or not the Read, Cover, Remember, Retell (RCRR) strategy has a significant effect on students' reading comprehension at SMK Negeri 1 Talawi in the academic year 2022/2023. Research method applied is experimental research (quantitative approach). The research instrument is a test. It is divided into two types of test, Pretest and post-test. The pretest is given before using the strategy and the post-test is given after using the strategy. The type of test is multiple choice consisting of 20 questions. The population of this research is the first grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Talawi. The samples of this study was X-APAT and X-APHPI were comprises 36 students for each class. The students of X-APAT  were as the experimental class and X-APHPI as the control class. The data analyzed by statistic formula of T-test. The formula was used as a test to demonstrate that the experimental group's mean was greater than the control group's. In order to determine if the test's results were acceptable or not, a hypothesis was tested. After putting the data through a formula to analyze it, the results showed that the experimental group's mean was 53.5 while the control group's mean was 52.3. This means that the experimental group's mean was higher than the control group's mean 53.5 > 52.3.