THE EFFECT OF TEAM WORD WEBBING STRATEGY ON THE ABILITY OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 TUNAS BANGSA PULAU BURUNG IN COMPREHENDING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Abstract

Abstract: The research was aimed to determine the effect of Team Word Webbing strategy on the ability of the first year students of SMAN 1 Tunas Bangsa Pulau Burung in comprehending descriptive text. This pre-experimental research used the design of one group pretest-posttest and was carried out at SMAN 1 Tunas Bangsa in Pulau Burung. A total of 32 students from class X MIPA 1 were selected as samples, they were selected by using the cluster random sampling. The Sample class was treated using the Team Word Webbing strategy. The instrument used was a multiple choices that consisted of 40 questions. Then, the data obtained from the pre-test and post-test were analyzed by SPSS version 22.0. The results show that the value of the pre-test is 38 and increased in the post-test to 60. Then the T-test was tested and obtained T-test > T-table (12,351 > 2,04) with a significant level of 5% which means there is a significant effect of the Team Word Webbing strategy on the ability of the first year students of SMAN 1 Tunas Bangsa Pulau Burung in comprehending descriptive text.
Key Words: Reading, Reading Comprehension, Descriptive Text, Team Word Webbing Strategy