Improving Tenth Graders’ Narrative Text Reading Skills Using KWL Strategy at SMK Pelita Nusantara 1 Semarang, 2024/2025
Keywords:
KWL Strategy, Reading Ability, Narrative TextAbstract
Many students now have difficulty in learning English, especially in reading good and correct
English, which then affects their speaking ability. However, modern technological advances today
provide many alternatives to assist students in improving English language learning, one of which
is in the context of learning KWL. This study used a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental
design involving 25 students as a research sample. Researchers analyzed data using Microsoft
SPSS version 21. The results calculation presented on Table 4.5 that the highest score of students’
post-test was 100, and there is no score below that. The total score obtained from post-test was
2500. The result showed that students’ score is categorized as very good after treatment with a
KWL strategy as a media in teaching and learning reading ability. and using SPSS 21 program,
the researcher found that for the mean difference lies between -49.657 and -38.443. This means
we can be 95% sure that the actual mean difference between the pre-test and post-test is within
this range. And the t value obtained was-16.341, with a df (degree of freedom) of 24. A very high
t value ( in absolute value ). So, the Paired Samples T-Test results show that there is a very
significant difference between the Pre-Test and Post Test scores. With a significantly higher Post
Test average, we can conclude that the treatment or intervention carried out was successful in
improving results consistently for all participants
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