The effect of using retelling strategy on students’ reading comprehension at VIII grade of MTs N Batang Angkola Tapanuli Selatan

This research is focused on the effect of using Retelling Strategy on students’ reading comprehension at VIII grade MTs N Batang Angkola Tapanuli selatan. The problems of this research were most of students had low in reading comprehension. The crucial problems that influence the students’ reading comprehension were: students’ reading comprehension was low, Students did not have a great interest in reading comprehension, Students are lack of willingness in reading text. This research purposed to describe the students’ knowledge in reading comprehension and students’ problem in learning process by using Retelling Strategy at grade VIII MTs N Batang Angkola Tapanuli Selatan. This research has been done by experimental research, the population of this research was at grade VIII MTsN Batang Angkola. The total of population was six classes consist of 204 students. Then, the sample of this research was divide two classes, the first experimental class (VIII-2) and the second control class (VIII-3), they were consist of 63 students. To collect the data, the researcher used test for measuring. To analysis the data the researcher used formulation of t-test. Based on the result of the research, the researcher found that the result of experimental class was higher that control class. Mean score for experimental and control class in pre-test was (58.36 >55.47), mean score for experimental class and control class in post-test (87.78 >73.42). The effect of using Retelling Strategy on students’ reading comprehension was 6.805> 2.00 with t0 is higher than tt. It means Ha was accepted and H0 was rejected. So, it was concluded that there was significant effect of using Retelling Strategy on the students’ Reading Comprehension at grade VIII MTsN Batang Angkola Tapanuli Selatan