The effect of activating and connecting background knowledge to students’ reading comprehension at SMA Negeri 1 Gunung Tuleh Pasaman Barat

This research was titled the effect of activating and connecting background knowledge strategy to students’ reading comprehension at SMA Negeri 1 Gunung Tuleh Pasaman Barat. This research was conducted because of the low reading comprehension of the grade XI SMA Negeri 1 Gunung Tuleh Pasaman Barat in academic year 2012 / 2013. The research is aimed to know the effect of activating and connecting background knowledge to students reading comprehension at SMA Negeri 1 Gunung Tuleh Pasaman Barat. Based on the result research showed that action hypothesis can be in acceptance. That was that there is a significant effect of activating and connecting background knowledge to students’ reading comprehension at SMA Negeri 1 Gunung Tuleh Pasaman Barat. From the score of the coefficient of t0 2.2549. It is compared with the score of tt on degree of freedom (df) 58 or (N1 + N2 - 2) = 33 + 33 -2 = 64. So, the score of tt 2.00 of 5% significant degree. It means that the score of to is greater than the score of tt namely = 2.25 > 2.00. From the score, the hypothesis is accepted. Based on the above, the result of the research was concluded that by using activating and connecting background knowledge the students’ reading comprehension at Grade XI SMA Negeri 1 Gunung Tuleh improve. It can be shown by students’ post test in experimental class in each assessment criteria. Hopefully, it will be continuously practiced by English teacher or other learning forward