CHAPTER IV

FINDINGS OF THE RESEARCH

4.1. Description of the DatA

To know the results of the tests (pre-test and post-test) the writer makes the
table of students score from both classes (experiment class and control class).
There are 20 items in the test, if students answered a question correctly, they
would be given score 5, and the score for the whole items are 100. (The form of
the test and key answer can be seen in appendix). The writer obtained after doing
the research, as follow:
The following table is the result of the students in control class using
reading materials from English textbook in teaching reading comprehension.
Table 4.1
The Test Score of the Experiment Class
Students

Pre test (X)

Post test (Y)

70

80

60

75

70

60

65

75

75

80

55

70

65

85

60

65

70

70

10

60

75

11

60

75

12

65

75

13

70

80

14

65

85

15

55

75

16

60

75

17

65

70

18

65

75

19

60

80

20

75

70

1. Determining Mean of Pre-test score of experimental class:

2. determining Mean of Post-test Score of experiment group:

Table 4.2
The Test Score of the Controlled Class
Students

Pre test (X)

Post test (Y)

50

60

60

70

50

60

65

75

75

85

65

60

70

80

65

70

65

75

10

70

60

11

70

65

12

65

75

13

55

65

14

60

70

15

60

70

16

70

75

17

55

70

18

50

60

19

55

70

20

55

65

1. Determining Mean of Pre-test Score of Controlled Class:

2. Determining Mean of Post-test Score of Controlled Class:

Table 4.3 The Calculation of the Test Score of the Experiment Class
D = x-y

D2 = (x-y)2

70

Post test
(Y)
80

-10

100

60

75

-15

225

70

60

-10

100

65

75

-10

100

75

80

-5

25

55

70

-15

225

65

85

-20

400

60

65

-5

25

70

70

10

60

75

-15

225

11

60

75

-15

225

12

65

75

-10

100

Students

Pre test (X)

13

70

80

-10

100

14

65

85

-20

400

15

55

75

-20

400

16

60

75

-15

225

17

65

70

-5

25

18

65

75

-10

100

19

60

80

-1-

100

20

75

70

-5
= -225

25
2

D =3.125

Table 4.4 The Calculation of the Test Score of the Controlled Class
Students

Pre test (X)

Post test (Y)

D = x-y

D2 = (x-y)2

50

60

-10

100

60

70

-10

100

50

60

-10

100

65

75

-10

100

75

85

-10

100

65

60

25

70

80

-10

100

65

70

-5

25

65

75

-10

100

10

70

60

10

100

11

70

65

25

12

65

75

-10

100

13

55

65

-10

100

14

60

70

-10

100

15

60

70

-10

100

16

70

75

-5

25

17

55

70

-15

225

18

50

60

-10

100

19

55

70

-15

225

20

55

65

-10

100

= 150

D2
= 1.950

2. Analysis of the Data

From the data description above, the writer analyzed the score from
the experiment and controlled class by integrating the results into the formula as
follows:
a. Determining Mean of Difference of Experiment Class:

b. Determining Mean of Difference of Controlled Class:

c. Determining Deviation Standard of Difference of Experiment Class:

d. Determining Deviation Standard of Difference of Controlled Class:

e. Determining Standard Error from Mean of Difference of Experiment Class:

f. Determining Standard Error from Mean of Difference of Controlled Class:

g. Determining t-observation (to):

Menurut Sugiono (2003:312) Tanda ("minus") di sini bukanlah tanda

aljabar; karena itu dengan sebesar 5.5 itu dapat kita baca: ada selisih derajat
perbedaan sebesar 5.5.

h. Determining t-table (tt) in significance level 5% and 1% with degree of freedom

(df)
df = (N1 + N2) 2
= (20 + 20) 2
= 40 2
= 38
(See the table of "t" values of degree of freedom (df) = 38 at significance
level 5% and 1%)
T table (tt) at significance level 5% = 2.02
T table (tt) at significance level 1% = 2.71

5% = to> tt= 5.5 > 2.02

1% = to> tt= 5.5 > 2.71

4. Interpretation of the Data

Based on the analysis on the results in the table above, it can be inferred
that teaching Reading Comprehension using newspaper articles shows a better
learning outcome than using English textbook. It simply illustrates that teaching
reading using newspaper articles gives more advantages than teaching reading
using English textbook.

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

5.1 Conclusion
1) Teaching Reading Comprehension by using Newspaper Articles has
given a positive influence, shown from the mean from the post test.
The mean of experiment class which using newspaper articles is 74.75,
while the mean of controlled class which use English textbook materials
only 69.
2) The result of the analysis in the research, showed that the value of to is
5.5 which bigger than t table (tt ) at significance level 5 % = 2.02 and
ttable (tt) at significance level 1 % = 2.71. It means that the Null
Hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) is
accepted. Thus, teaching Reading Comprehension using newspaper
articles show a better learning outcome than without using newspaper
articles. In other words, the students who learn reading comprehension
using newspaper articles show a significance better learning outcome than
without using newspaper articles.
5.2 Suggestion
1) Based on the research that the writer employed, it would be better if
teacher uses texts from newspapers when she/he will give skimming
and scanning task.
2) The teacher permits students to bring their dictionary. It will help them
when they get trouble in understanding an article.

3) If students face some difficulties in reading newspapers (The difficulties

mostly fall into several areas: vocabularies, phrase, and grammar), the
teacher may use the Sanderson's way to solve this difficulties.