STUDENTS’ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN READING COMPREHENSION AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MA AT-TAQWA NUSAWUNGU IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Abstract

This study is to imrpove learning reading comprehension students who are active and who are not at the eleventh grade students of MA AT-TAQWA Nusawungu in academic year 2012/2013. First, to know the students’ active participation in reading comprehension at the eleventh grade students  of MA At-Taqwa Nusawungu in the academic year 2012/2013 that there are 25 students who are active and 35 students who are not active. It is known from the result of questionnaire that consists 15 items and test that consists 30 items. Second, to find out whether there is significant difference between students who have active participation and who have not in reading comprehension at the eleventh grade students at MA At-Taqwa Nusawungu in academic year 2012/2013. It is known from the result of the t-test is higher than the t-table (7.004>1.671). It means that there is any significant difference between students who have active participation and who have not in reading comprehension at the eleventh grade students of MA At-Taqwa Nusawungu in academic year 2012/2013.

Keywords: reading comprehension, participation