THE EFFECT OF PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE STUDENTS™ READING COMPREHENSION

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  • Syukri Iskandar and Sumarsih

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24114/reg.v5i3.5350

Abstract

This study deals with the second year senior high school students™ in reading
comprehension. The objective of the study was the investigation of the effect of
Panel Discussion on the students™ in reading comprehension. The study was
designed in experimental research. The population of this study was the
2015/2016 grade X students of SMA Swasta Dharmawangsa Medan. The total
number of population of the study was 415 students which consist of 12 classes.
The sample of the research was 60 students. The technique used for obtaining the
sample was the cluster sampling technique. The sample classes were divided into
two groups, namely the experimental group that was taught by applying Panel
Discussion Technique, and the control group that was taught by applying classical
Technique. The instrument for collecting data used objective test. The data were
taken by administering the pre-test and post-test to both of experimental and
control groups. The test was taken and selected from the National Examination
test items that were related to the kind of narrative text. So, the validity and
reliability of the test items were considered valid and reliable. The data were
statistically analyzed by using t-test formula at the level of significance α (0.05) =
1.669 with the degree of freedom (df) = 65. It was found that the t-observed was
higher than t-table (t-observed = 4.93 > t-table = 1.669; α = 0.05). It means that
Panel Discussion Technique significantly affect the students™ achievement in
reading comprehension.

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Published

2016-07-01

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2016): (JUL-SEP)

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