THE EFFECT OF READ EXAMINE DECIDE WRITE (REDW) STRATEGY ON THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION AT XI GRADE OF SMK-1 DAERAH SEI BEJANGKAR IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Abstract

This purpose of this study was to find out whether there was role in the application of the REDW (Read, Examine, Decide, Write) Strategy to the results on students’ reading comprehension at the second grade of SMK-1 Daerah Sei Bejangkar in Academic Year 2022/2023. This type of research is a quantitative research design with two groups pre-test and post-test. The population in this study was all class XI which consist of 2 classes. The research sample consisted of all students’ XI AK-1 and XI AK-2. In class XI AK-1 as and experimental class by using Read Examine Decide Write (REDW) Strategy and in XI AK-2 as a control class by using convensional learning method. After the learning was completed. The post-test was obtained with an average result 75,4 for the experimental class and 58,6 for the control class. The result of the t-test obtained t-test = 8,28  > t-table = 2,011 then Ha is accepted, thus obtained there is an effect on students’ learning autcomes by using Read, Examine, Decide, Write (REDW) Strategy  on student reading comprehension at the second grade of SMK-1 Derah Sei Bejangkar.

Keywords: REDW (Read, Examine, Decide, Write), Descriptive Text, Reading      Comprehension