THE EFFECT OF CARTOON STORY MAKER ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMAN 5 TAMBUSAI UTARA

Abstract

This study aims to find out whether there is a significant influence of cartoon story maker on reading comprehension in grade XI students of SMAN 5 Tambusai Utara on narrative text. The method used in this study is pre-experimental research with One Group Pre-Test Post-Test design, which is an experimental design that only uses one sample group and takes measurements before and after treatment is given to the sample. data were obtained from the Pre-Test and Post-Test in the form of multiple choice as many as 40 questions. The average for the Pre-Test was 64.91 and the average for the Post-Test was 82.21 which showed a significant increase in students. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Test showing an Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000 which means that the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. thus, it can be concluded that cartoon story maker is a media that has a positive influence and improves reading comprehension in narrative text.