PENGARUH KEKERAPAN MEMBACA SURAT KABAR TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MEMAHAMI WACANA

Abstract

This study aims to determine the frequency of reading the newspaper,
the ability to understand the discourse and influence the frequency of reading a
newspaper on the ability to understand the discourse. The population in this study
were students of class X SMA Methodist 8 Medan Year 2009/ 2010 Learning
totaling 110 people. Samples were taken 30 people.
The method used in this research is descriptive method. Data collection
tool used questionnaires and tests. The questionnaire used to collect the data
frequency of reading newspapers and essay tests used to collect data is the ability
to understand the discourse.
Once the data is collected and analyzed the results of the study showed
that the states Incidence Reading Newspaper Methodist High School Class X 8
Medan Year 2009/2010 Learning is at sufficient levels to an average value of 65,
Ability Discourse Understanding Methodist High School Class X 8 field of
Learning 2009/2010 are at a high level with an average value of 68.5, and the
Effect Frequency Reading the news letter to the ability of Discourse
Understanding Class X 8 Terrain Methodist high School Year 2009/2010 are
learning at a very strong level is 0.857.
To test the hypothesis, used product moment correlation formula is 0.857
Furthermore, in consultation with the db table r N-2 (30-2) = 28, r = db table for
28 is 0.374. Thus rh  rt (0.857> 0.374), determination index obtained from the
calculation is 73.44%. So the influence of the frequency of reading the newspaper
with the ability to understand the discourse of class X SMA Methodist 8 Medan
Year 2009/2010 Study of 73.44% means that the hypothesis (Ha) reads the
frequency of reading newspapers significantly affect the ability to understand the
discourse of class X SMA Methodist 8 Medan Year 2009/2010 Learning
acceptable.