THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING READING BOX TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' READING SKILL AT SMPN 8PALOPO

ABSTRACT
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Nur Indah, 2022. "The Effectiveness of Using Reading Box to Improve
Student'sReading Skill at SMPN 8 Palopo". A thesis Of The English
Education Study Program Faculty Of Tarbiyah And Teacher Training
State Islamic Institute Of Palopo. Supervised By: Hilal
MahmudandMagfirah Thayyib.
This research attempted to determine the students' improvement in learning
readingskills usingthe reading box in the eighth grade of SMPN 8 Palopo. This
research applied pre-experimental research. The research objectiveis to find out
whether or not the use ofreading box is effective to improve students' reading skills
at SMP Negeri 8 Palopo. The population of this research was the students of the
eighth grade of SMPN 8 Palopo.The research used purposive sampling with 20
students. The researcher gave the students apre-test and post-test in the form of
narrative text. The data wereanalyzed by using SPSS 22. The researcher gathered
data by giving ten items in both pre-test and post-test formulated in the reading test.
Pre-test and post-test data were firstly tabulated and analyzed in percentage. The
mean score in the pre-test was lower than the mean score in the post-test (60<80).
The research concludes that the use of the Reading box is effective for improving
students reading skills.
Keywords:Reading box, Reading Skill, Pre-experimental Design