The Effect of Retrospective Miscue Analysis on Reading Comprehension of Second Grade Students of SMP N 1 Raya.

Abstract

This study deals with the Effect of Retrospective Miscue Analysis on Reading Comprehension. Retrospective Miscue Analysis refers to readers listening to audio recordings of their own oral readings and, with the help of a researcher, discussing to what degree their miscues are syntactically and semantically similar to the printed text and to what extent they affected comprehension. RMA combines the power of personal interaction with constructing knowledge in a social context. This study is conducted by using Experimental quantitative research. The population of this study is the second grade students of SMP N 1 Raya. The writer takes 60 students as the sample and they are devided into two groups by using random sampling. The first group was VIII D as Experimental class which is taught by implementing Retrosective Miscue Analysis. While the second group is VIII G as Control class which is taught by using conventional method. Multiple choice is used as the instrument of collecting the data. Theses test consist of two types, namely pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. The calculation shows t-observed (4.89) is higher than t-table (1.671) at the level significance (p: 0.05)with the degree of freedom (df) 58. It means that Ha is acepted while Ho is rejected, therefore it is concluded that Retrospective Miscue Analysis significantly affects on Reading Comprehension of second grade students of SMP N 1 Raya. In teaching reading comprehension by implementing Retrospective Miscue Analysis, the teacher does not only transfer her or his knowledge but also educate the students to be more competence. So, the students can increase and revalue their reading comprehension by recording their oral reading. It is suggested that teachers of English Subject should implement Retrospective Miscue Analysis as one of alternative way in teaching reading to increase students’ reading comprehension.