The Implementation of Get- the- Gist Strategy in Improving Students’ Reading Achievement

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) menemukan perbedaan yang signifikan pada nilai membaca siswa setelah diajarkan melalui strategi get-the-gist, (2) menemukan peningkatan nilai membaca siswa setelah diajarkan melalui strategi get-the-gist ,dan (3) mengidentifikasi permasalahan yang siswa hadapi dalam pembelajaran keterampilan membaca makro. Data didapat dari soal-soal membaca dan kuesioner dan diolah menggunakan SPSS 16.0. Hasil menunjukan bahwa t-ration lebih besar daripada t-table (8.103> 2.056). Itu berarti ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara nilai pre-test dan post-test pada nilai pemahaman membaca siswa. Peningkatan antara pre-test dan post-test adalah 14.04. Itu berarti bahwa ada peningkatan yang signifikan pada nilai membaca siswa. Data dari kuesioner menunjukan bahwa siswa merasa bosan untuk membaca. Ini dikarenakan keterampilan membaca dalam bahasa Inggris itu sulit dan tidak menarik. Siswa masih merasa kesulitan menjawab soal-soal khususnya pertanyaan dalam aspek membaca.The objectives of the research were: (1) to find out whether there is a significant difference on students’ reading achievement after being taught through get- the- gist strategy, (2) to find out whether there is an improvement on students’ reading achievement after being taught through get- the- gist strategy, and (3) to find out the problems the students face in learning macro skills of reading comprehension. The data were collected by means of reading tests and questionnaire, and the data were computed using SPSS 16.0. The results showed that t-ratio was higher than t-table (8.103>2.056). It means that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test. The increase between pre-test and post-test was 14.04. It means there was a significant improvement of the students’ reading achievement.The questionnaire-based data showed that students felt bored to read. It was due to reading in English was difficult and not interesting. They still faced difficulties answering the questions especially in reading aspects