The Effect of Using KWL (Know-Want to Know- Learned) Strategy on the Eleventh Grade Students' Reading Comprehension Achievement at SMAN 1 Besuki in the 2014/2015 Academic Year”.

Abstract

This experimental research was intended to know whether KWL (Know-Want to Know-Learned) strategy could give a significant effect to the students' reading comprehension achievement or not. The area of this research was chosen by using purposive method. The research design used was Quasi-Experimental Research with Post Test Only Design. This research began by conducting a preliminary study by interviewing the English teacher of the eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Besuki. Question-Answer technique was usually used by the English teacher and the activity was usualy done by using LKS which provided some texts and questions about the texts in it. There were two kinds of data in this research, namely primary data and supporting data. The primary data were gained from the students’ reading comprehension achievement test scores while the supporting data were collected by using observation and interview. The result showed that the value of t-test (2,068) was greater than the value of t-table (2,000). The result showed that there was a significant effect of using KWL Strategy on the eleventh grade students' reading comprhension achievement at SMAN 1 Besuki. The Degree of Relative Effectiveness (DRE) was 3,94% which indicated that the use of KWL Strategy was 3,94% more effective than that of Question-Answer technique used in the control group.