THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECT LEARNING USING DISCOURSE IN IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION FOR TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA N 10 PURWOREJO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out whether there is any effectiveness in direct learning using discourse to enhance the reading comprehension for tenth grade students of SMA N 10 Purworejo in the academis year 2012/2013. In this  research, the researcher took 33 students for tenth grade students of SMA N 10 Purworejo in the academic year 2012/2013 as the population and sample. The researcher conducted pre-test and post-test. The researcher used discourse to teach reading. Statically, the researcher analyzed the data by using t-test.The result of the research shows the direct learning using discourse is effective for tenth grade students of SMA N 10 Purworejo in the academic year 2012/2013. Since It is found that the result of mean score from pre-test 64.3030 and mean score from post-test 69.2424. The computation shows that t-value is higher than t-test that is 3.147> 2.042.

Key Words :Discourse, Reading Comprehension. Direct Learning