THE USE OF BIGAWESOME19 WEBSITE IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION AT SMP NEGERI 7 PALOPO

This research aim to examine the use of Bigawesome19 website in teaching reading comprehension at the third-grade student of SMP Negeri 7 Palopo. This study employed a pre-experimental design using a one-group pretest-posttest approach.
The sample was selected using a purposive sampling technique, which included 22 students of the IX A class as a sample. The data collection was conducted through a reading test with Narrative text. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 20 version.
The results indicate the effectiveness of Bigawesome19 website in students reading comprehension, with the average post-test score exceeding the pre-test score. This was further substantiated by a significant p-value of 0.000, which is less than 0.05.
(0.00<0.05). Students’ perceptions indicated that the material provided is easy to understand, and can be accessed at any time, and it looks attractive and easy to use so that learning is more flexible and not boring. The research concludes that
Bigawesome19 can be an effective medium in teaching students’ reading comprehension.