ABSTRAK
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan membaca
siswa menggunakan cerita rakyat Mandar. Lokasi penelitian ini berada di SMPN 2 Majene.
Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif dengan
methodology quasi eksperimen desain, penelitian ini menggunakan teknik simple random
sampling sebagai teknik pengambilan sampel. Populasi sebanyak 192 siswa kelas IX. Sampel
yang dipilih kelas IX B sebagai eksperimen kelasyang terdiri sari 30 siswa dan IX D sebagai
kelas control yang terdiri dari 30 siswa. Pada kelompokkelas eksperimen, peneliti menggunakan
cerita rakyat Mandar dan pada kelas control peneliti menggunakan bacaan biasa. Peneliti
menggunakan test dan kuesioner sebagai instrument dalam penelitian ini. Nilai rata-rata pra test
adalah (57,50) dan nilai rata-rata pasca test adalah (91,17) sementara hasil uji coba independent
sampel T-test menunjukkan bahwa Sig. (2-talled) <0,05 sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa
penggunaan cerita rakyat Mandar dapat meningkatkan skor kemampuan membaca siswa,
sehingga ada pengaruh positif cerita rakyat Mandar terhadap kemampuan membaca siswa.
Kata kunci: cerita rakyat Mandar, Membaca
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine the increase in students' reading ability using
Mandar folklore. The location of this research is SMPN 2 Majene. The approach used in this
study is a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design methodology, using simple
random sampling as the sampling technique. The population is 192 students of class IX. The
sample chosen was class IX B as an experimental class consisting of 30 students and IX D as a
control class consisting of 30 students. In the experimental class, the researcher used Mandar
folklore and in the control class, the researcher used ordinary reading. Researchers used tests and
questionnaires as instruments in this study. The pre-test average score was (57.50) and the post-
test average score was (91.17) while the results of the independent sample T-test showed that
Sig. (2-talled) < 0.05 so that it can be said that the use of Mandar folklore can increase students'
reading ability scores, so that there is a positive influence of Mandar folklore on students' reading
abilities.
Keywords: Mandar folklore, Reading
1. Introduction less interested in reading, it can affect
Reading was an essential skill for students' reading ability and student scores.
learners of English as a foreign language. One of the readings that can attract
For most learners, it was the most important attention was reading folklore. Folklore was a
skill to master in order to ensure success not form of oral literary work that was born and
only in learning English but also in learning developed from traditional society which was
in any content class where reading in spread in a relatively permanent form and
English was required. With strengthened among certain collectives over a long period
reading skills, learners will make greater of time using cliché words, Danandjaja (Daud
progress and development in all other areas 2021). Some examples of folklore in the
of learning. Based on Harmer (2007) application of the 34 Provinces Nusantara
reading can be useful as a tool to acquire Folklore Collection that can be used in the
knowledge and language. when students do learning process that allows researchers to
not understand what they read or learn so give them to students are Panglima To
that the more they read the more they Ditaling, Samba Paria, Origins of
understand and know. it was also explained Minangkabau, Damarwulan, Rara Anteng,
that reading was a complex process Patuddu Dance and many other examples.
involving understanding and experience so others that can be used.
that it was easier to understand a text, Folklore presents readings that are full of
because the complexity was that most mysteries so that they are very interesting as
English teachers find it difficult in English reading material.According to Fabusuyi (Upa
reading lessons and prefer teaching & Mangalik, 2018) that folklore in learning
structures for reading. Interaction skills can improve fast learning, support class
between teachers and students have an participation and enlarge students' words.The
influence on students' understanding of study of folk tradition and knowledge is called
reading texts, besides that teaching folkloristic. However, one of the readings that
strategies or methods also affect students' can be used to overcome this problem is
understanding. folklore. Folklore was a work in the form of
When the research observed the oral and written that developed from the
teaching and learning process in class IX community which was spread in the form
Junior High School 2 Majene, the researcher fiction and true stories that contain a moral
finds several problems faced by message. From the problems that have been
students,especially in reading, namely: the described, it was necessary to do research to
first problem from the students. One of the overcome them. With folklore, students will
factors in students that affects learning be interested in reading because according to
outcomes was motivation and interest. From students, folklore has interesting stories, there
this boredom will arise a feeling of laziness are stories that don't make sense that add to
so that students are not interested in reading interest, there was history in it that adds to
and student English reading skills never students' curiosity, there are interesting
develop. The second problem comes from pictures available and besides that, students
the reading or material provided. It was are also frugal because folklore was
undeniable that reading which only contains available. in library books students do not
material, was not interesting, too boring, full need to use mobile phones to read or watch.
of theories that contain understanding, the so that students' reading ability will increase.
structure of the text will make students feel
bored and not interested in learning. In the 2. Theoretical Framework
learning process when students are lazy and a. The Meaning of Reading
According to Burns (Pelo et al., 2021)
states that reading was a way of sharing bargains (through advertisements), or to avert
another person’s insight,joys,sorrow, or disaster (through warnings signs).
creative endeavors being able to read can c. Reading assessment
make it posibble for a person to find places
he or she has never visited before (through According to Musdalifah (2020), there are
maps, directional signs), to take avantages of several aspects that are assessed in reading,
bargains (through advertisements), or to namely fluency, accuracy, pronunciation, and
avert disaster (through warnings signs). Patel intonation.
and Jain (Baroqqah & Angraini, 2020) state
1. Fluency
that reading was not only the source of
pleasure and information but also extending According to (Surur, 2017) fluency
someone’s knowledge. relates to causes and implications which are
Reading was not just observing the an important part of creativity which plays a
letters, writings, paragraphs and sentences role in exploring the potential possessed by
available in writing, but how do we manage students in fluent reading without any doubt.
them so that the messages contained in the
readings can be understood properly. 2. Accuracy
Reading was one of the important things that
According to (Made Armade1, 2019)
are needed in today's modern world. Any
Accuracy is a person's ability to carry out
reading that is not available in only one
reading activities correctly and the purpose of
language, therefore we need to learn to read
reading can be understood.
English so that we are not too left behind by
3. Pronunciation
an increasingly advanced world. Based on
theory of Dhaiek, reading was a process that According to (Setyowati et al., n.d.)
deptduends on the skill of author to explain Pronunciation is the way in which a
or convey the meaning in a text by using the language, word and sound is pronounced
words and how the author delivers the whose scope of teaching consists of sound,
opinion to create new word or meaning of rhythm, emphasis and intonation. The
sentence and then explore it to be sentence or purpose of learning pronunciation is so that
paragraph (Pelo et al., 2021). Based on the students are able to think of a word like the
opinion of the researchers concluded that accent of a native speaker.
reading was the abiity to perform both 4. Intonation
mental and physical activities to improve
work skills, various skills and participate in According to (Endahati, 2014) Intonation
society. is an indicator of the emphasis made in
reading to clarify what the reader means.
b. The importance of reading d. Definition of folklore
3. Research Method
In this study, the researcher used quantitative research. According to (Prof., 2011), quantitative
research was the research method based on the philosophy of positivism, was used to research in
a particular population or sample, data collection using research instrument, quantitative data
analysis or statistics, with the aim of testing the established. This research used a quasi
experimental design. This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 2 Majene grade 9.
4. Finding and discussion normal.
4.1 Finding of Pre-test and post-test Tests of Normality
Eksperimen class
Shapiro-Wilk
After giving the treatment, the
researcher administrated post-test After Statist Statist
calculating the total score, the researcher Kelas ic ic Df Sig.
analyzed the mean score of pre-test and pre-test .161 30 .045 .925
post-tests of the experimental group : eksperimen
Data Pre-test Post-test post-test .172 .902 30 .010
Number 30 30 eksperimen
Mean 57,50 71,17 pre-test .207 .944 30 .117
control
SD 12.370 12.978
post-test .182 .947 30 .141
Low 30 50 control
High 75 90
4.3 test of Homogenelty
Based on the table above, the
comparison of the pre-test and post-test in The homogeneity test table using
the experimental group was a comparison of SPSS shows that the significant value is
the median average, and the standard 0.089> 0.05, it can be concluded that the
deviation we can see an increase in student data distribution is homogeneity.
scores from the pre-test and post-test
4.2 Finding of Pre-test and post-test Test of Homogeneity of Variance
Control class
Researcher administrated post-test Sig.
After calculating the total score, the hasil belajar Based on Mean .089
researcher analyzed the mean score of suswa Based on Median .290
pre-test and post-tests of the control
group : Based on Median .291
Data Pre-test Post-test and with adjusted df
Based on trimmed .077
Number 30 30
mean
Mean 52,83 54,00 4.4 Studens’ Perception
SD 10.478 8.449 The item of N1ask about do you like to
Low 35 40 read folklore of Mandar?. Based on the table,
students who strongly agreed were 18 or
High 75 75
(60,0%), students who agreed were 12 or
Pre-test and post-test values of the (40,0%). Students' perceptions of using
control group in improving reading ability. Mandar folklore as learning materials or
Based on tables (4.8) and (4.11), the average readings in learning are very good and support
pre-test value for the control group was the material, can be seen in the data from the
52.83 while the post-test average was 70.00, questionnaires that have been distributed to
thus the pre-test average was lower than the students. The data show that Mandar folklore
post-test. was very liked by students because on average
the question in the questionnaire are answered
4.3 test of Normality with agree and very agree answers. It was very
The results of the normality test show
rare for students to choose a score below 4 and
that the Asymp.sig.(2-tailed) value was >
a score of 5.
0.05, which means that the distribution of
4.5 Disscusion
the pre-test and post-test data for both the
control and experimental groups was This research was conducted at Majene 2
Junior High School, as explained earlier that 5. Conclussion And Sugesstion
the description of the data collected through
tests illustrates that students' reading skills 5.1 Conclussion
have increased significantly. This was
Based on the data from the analysis of the
supported by the average score of the
T-test scores, it can be said that the use of
students' pre-test and post-test results and
Mandar folklore can improve students' reading
based on the hypothesis. The significant test
skills at SMP 2 Majene. There was a
value between the post-test group and the
significant increase in the temptation of
control group was <0.01, which was smaller
students' reading ability by using Mandar
than the significant level of 0.05. This
folklore. The results of this study indicate that
indicates that H1 was accepted and H0 was
the post-test of the experimental group
rejected. This means that the use of
students was higher than that of the control
Mandarese folklore in effective learning was
group students and the independent sample
to improve students' reading skills with
test is calculated for the control and
students who use ordinary reading.
experimental groups.
In this case, Mandar folklore can help
In addition to the results of the post-test and
students to improve their scores on the post-
pre-test, students in this study also used a
test. The frequency distribution in the post-
questionnaire to see students' perceptions of
test control group shows that students
using Mandar folklore. And in this study it
(13,3%) students are in the good category,
was found that the results of data that had
(33,3%) students are in the fair category and
been processed in SPSS showed that students
(50%) students in the poor category. While
who were given treatment or were given
the frequency distribution in the post test
Mandar folklore material felt interested and
experimental group (33,3%) students are in
the students' responses to the questionnaire
the very good category, (30%) students are in
were very good.
the good category, (33,3%) students in the
fair category and (3,3%) students in the poor
5.2 Sugession
category. This means that most of the
students experienced an increase in reading Based on the conclusions that have been
skills after being treated with Mandar found above, the researcher would like to
folklore. This finding shows that the reading provide the following suggestions:
ability of students using folklore is higher 1. For English Teacher
than students who use ordinary reading.
Thus, it can be said that Mandar folklore Researchers suggest that English teachers
solves the problems of SMP 2 Majene be more creative in learning techniques, so
students. that the learning process was fun and students
Students' perceptions of using don't get bored. Particularly in selecting
Mandar folklore as learning materials or reading material for students, the teacher must
readings in learning are very good and be able to provide reading material that
support the material, can be seen in the data attracts students' attention, the teacher must
from the questionnaires that have been also be able to manage time so that students
distributed to students. The data show that are happy and love English so that learning
Mandar folklore was very liked by students results are maximized and effective.
because on average the question in the 2. For student
questionnaire are answered with agree and
In the learning process students must be
very agree answers. It was very rare for
more active and not afraid if they are wrong.
students to choose a score below 4 and a
Students also have to be more diligent and
score of 5.
confident so that the knowledge obtained SMP 2 Majene. It was hoped that the results
was more effective. In addition, it was hoped of this study can be used as an additional
that students will be more disciplined in reference for other studies conducting similar
learning so that both students and teachers research, especially those related to reading
when the learning process becomes focused learning activities.
and attention was not distracted.
3. Future researcher