<![CDATA[The low reading comprehension ability is still an obstacle for eighth grade students at SMPN 2 Tanjung Sakti Pumu. Therefore, the researcher offers a solution by applying the scramble method to teach reading comprehension. The formulation of the problem in this research is "is there a significant effect of using scramble method on the reading comprehension of eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Tanjung Sakti Pumu. The method used by researchers in this study is a quasi-experimental method. This research was conducted on students from two classes. The first group consists of the experimental class and the second group is the control class. The two classes were then given two tests, namely pre-test and post-test. The two classes received different treatment. The experimental class was taught using the scramble method and the control class was not taught. The sampling technique in this study used a purposive sampling technique. The instrument used in this study is a reading test which consists of 10 essay questions about narrative texts that have been declared valid. Then the data analysis technique uses statistics and the formula for calculating the results of the F test. Based on the results of the statistical calculation of the F test, it can be seen that the value of sig. F of 0.008 < 0.05. Thus Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected. The results and hypothesis testing obtained in this study can be concluded that there is a significant effect on the reading ability of students who are taught using the scramble method with students who are not taught using the scramble method.]]>
