THE EFFECT OF QUESTION-ANSWER-RELATIONSHIP (QAR) TECHNIQUE ON READING COMPREHENSION OF RECOUNT TEXT

Abstract

Language serves as a tool for conveying information, enabling the expression of ideas, feelings, purposes, thoughts, and opinions in both written and spoken forms. Quantitative research involves explaining phenomena by gathering numerical data, which is then analysed using methods based on mathematics, particularly statistics. This research purposed to find the effect of question-answer-relationship (qar) technique towards students’ reading comprehension in recount text at x grade of SMA Swasta Nasional Petatal in 2024/2025 Academic Year. This research was conducted with an experimental design into pre-test, treatment, and post-test. This research focused on students from grade X-A and X-C that consist 66 students, selected through random sampling. A multiple-choice test with 20 items was used to collect the data. The score of pre-tests was the results revealed a notable improvement in reading comprehension following the implementation of QAR, with a 18,94% increase in the mean score from pre-test to post-test for one group and 21,24% increase for other. Statistical analysis using the t-test formula that indicated significant improvements, as evidenced by t-scores surpassing the critical value at a significance level of 0,05. These findings support the efficacy of QAR technique in enhancing students reading comprehension in recount text. The calculation of the scores by using t-test for the degree of freedom (df) 64 at level significance 0,05 where the t-critical value is 1,669. The result of the analysis showed that t-score is higher than t-table 8,90 > 1,669 at the level of the significance 0,05 with the degree of freedom (df) 68. It means that Ha is accepted.