THE COMPARISON BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 11 PEKANBARU

This study is aimed to determine whether there is a significant difference between male and female students’ reading comprehension in analytical exposition text at State Senior High School 11 Pekanbaru. Based on theories male and female students are different in their reading comprehension. This research was a comparative research. The subject of this research was the eleventh grade of State Senior High School 11 Pekanbaru and the object of the research was the comparison between male and female students’ reading comprehension in analytical exposition text. The total population of this research was 261 students. The researcher selected 84 students as the sample of the research by using cluster sampling. In collecting the data, the researcher used test as instrument. It was used to get data about the male and female students’ reading comprehension in analytical exposition text. Whereas, the researcher used independent sample t-test by using SPSS 17.00 version to analyzed the data. Based on the researchers’ findings that t o or t-calculation is lower than t-table on 5% and 1% (1.98 < 3.421 >2.63) with the degree freedom is 82. It means that there is a significant different between male and female students’ reading comprehension in analytical exposition text at eleventh grade of State Senior High School 11 Pekanbaru. Keywords: Male, Female, Reading Comprehension, Analytical Expositio