THE EFFECT OF LISTEN-READ-DISCUSS STRATEGY ON COMPREHENDING EXPLANATION TEXT OF SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA N 4 PEKANBARU

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine whether there is a significant effect of Listen- Read Discuss strategy of second grade students of SMA 4 Pekanbaru in understanding the explanation text. This research is a quantitative research using pre-experiment design. The population of this study was grade XI students totaling 594 students, while the number of students who became the research sample was grade XI-7 as many as 43 students. Data collection used pre-test and post-test with multiple choice questions. The results showed that the average student before the pre-test was 66.06 and the average student after carrying out the post-test was 78.19. The results of this study show that students have a higher average after using the Listen-Read-Discuss strategy in understanding explanatory text. From the results of this study, teachers can use learning strategies to create an interesting and fun learning atmosphere for students. The use of this learning strategy makes students experience significant effect in comprehending the explanation text.