Language-Edu
Vol 10, No 2 (2021): Language-Edu Journal

THE EFFECT OF USING THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE ON THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT

Jamik alfiansyah Alfiansyah (Islamic University of Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Feb 2021

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of using “Think Aloud Technique” on the eleventh-grade students reading comprehension achievement at one of “Vocational School in East Java Indonesia”. Quasi-experimental research is the design of this study that employs “XI A1” as the experimental group and “XI A2” as the control group. The experimental group got treatment by “Think Aloud” technique while the control group had no treatment but taught by using group discussion technique. The researcher conducted this study in four meetings, three meetings for giving treatment in the class, and a meeting for conducting the post-test. The data was collected by using multiple choice reading comprehension tests. The data obtained were analyzed by using the independent t-test formula. Result of data analysis showed that there is a significant effect of using the think aloud technique on the eleventh-grade students’ reading comprehension achievement in Vocational School in East Java (p=.034).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LANG

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Language-Edu: Journal of English Teaching and Learning. It welcomes submission of articles in the area of English language teaching and learning. The articles can be Empirical Studies, Literature Review, Theoretical Articles, Methodological Articles, Case Studies, and other types of article ...