THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MIX/FREEZE/PAIR AS STRATEGY IN TEACHING READING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NURUL MUT’TAQIN KEMIRI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

This study is an experimental research. The aim of this research is to find out whether there is any effectiveness in using Mix/Freeze/Pair as strategy in teaching reading descriptive text to the seventh grade students of SMP Nurul Mut’taqin Kemiri in the academic year 2012/2013. In this study, the researcher took 64 students as sample. The researcher conducted pre-test and post-test. The researcher uses Mix/Freeze/Pair as strategy in teaching reading descriptive text. The researcher computed the data by using t-test and analized the result. The result of the research shows that Mix/Freeze/Pair is effective as strategy in teaching reading descriptive text to the seventh grade students of SMP Nurul Mut’taqin Kemiri in the academic year 2012/2013 since the result of the t-value is 3.90. Based on the 0.05 significance level, the value of the t-table is 1.671. The computation shows that the t-value is higher than t-table, that is 3.90>1.671.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Mix/Freeze/Pair, Strategy, Teaching Reading, Descriptive Text.