The Effect of Applying Directed Activities Related to Text (DART) to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension

The Objective of this research was to find out the effect of Directed Activities Related to Text to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension at SMP Muhammadiyah 07 Medan of the academic Year 2016/2017. This research was conducted at SMP Muhammadiyah 07 Medan on Pelita street. The population of this research was taken from the eight grade students of SMP MUhammadiyah 07 Medan. There were two parallel classes consist of VIII-1 (32 students) and VIII-2 (32 students). So the population consist of 64 students and all were taken as the sample.This study was conducted by using and experimental research design. Directed Activites Related To Text strategies was given as a treatment in experimental group and conventional way in control group. Multiple choice test was administrated in gaining the data. This test consistent of 20 item. The data was analyzed by using t-test formula. Based on the findings it was found that there was a significant effect of Directed Activities Related TO Text strategies which was proved from the result score of the pre-test before giving treatment was lower than the post test (1730 < 2797). Final result was toberved was higher than ttable or 9.75 > 2.01. It means that the alternative hypothesis was accepted and the null hypothesis was rejected. It was concluded the students’ to improve Reading Comprehension taught by Directed Activities Related to Text was higher than the students taught by Lecturing Method