THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MAKE A MATCH MODEL WITH PICTURE MEDIA TO IMPROVE READING ABILITY: THE CASE OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA ISLAMIC CENTER DEMAK IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020

Abstract

This research aims at 1) finding out the students’ reading mastery of the tenth grade students of SMA Islamic Center Demak taught by Make a Match Model?, 2) finding out the students’ reading mastery of the tenth grade students of SMA Islamic Center Demak taught without by Make a Match Model?, 3) finding out the differences between the students’ reading mastery of the tenth grade students of SMA Islamic Center Demak taught using Make a Match Model and without using Make a Match Model. The design of the research is experimental research. The populations in this research are the Tenth Grade Students at SMA Islamic Center Demak in the academic year 2019/2020. The sample of the research is X 1 as experiment group, and X 2 as control group. The sampling of the research is purposive sampling. The method of data analysis using t test. The results of the study are that students’ mastery of the tenth grade students of SMA Islamic Center Demak after being taught using Make a Match Model were improved significantly especially in reading text. Make a Match Model text made the students joyful and happy to learn English. Based on the data, the researcher concluded that there was significant difference of the result to improve the students’ reading mastery using Make a Match Model. It suggested that Make a Match can improve the students’ reading mastery.