The Effectiveness of Inquiry Method in Teaching Reading at Eight-Grade of SMPN 1 Belik, Pemalang

Syifa Nahdiyatul, Uyun (2024) The Effectiveness of Inquiry Method in Teaching Reading at Eight-Grade of SMPN 1 Belik, Pemalang. Skripsi thesis, UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri.

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Abstract

This study aims to determine whether the Inquiry method affects the teaching reading of students in grade VIII SMPN 1 Belik, Pemalang. This study used a quantitative experimental method which used a quasi-experimental design. The population of this study was the VIII grade students of SMPN 1 Belik, Pemalang consisting of 288 students meanwhile, the sample of this research was chosen by random sampling consisting of 64 students. The sample was selected using random sampling, with class VIII B as the experimental class and class VIII F as the control class. In collecting data, this study used pre-tests and post-tests in the form of multiple-choice questions. IBM SPSS v. 26 for Windows was used to analyze the data. The results of the paired sample t-test showed a significant difference in the English learning of experimental class students before and after the treatment. The pre-test mean score was 58.44, while the post-test mean score was 83.44. The independent t-sample test results show that the t-count value is higher than the t-table value which is 2.683 > t-table 1.670. It is clear from the t-table t-count value that Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected. The sig. 2-tailed value is 0.000 <0.05. Based on the t-count value on the t-table, it can be concluded that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted.

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