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Journal : English Teaching and Linguistics Journal (ETLiJ)

The Effect of Word Attack Strategy on Student’s Reading Comprehension Artha, Dewi Juni; Sari, Ambar Wulan; Nurhalimah, Siti
English Teaching and Linguistics Journal (ETLiJ) Vol 5, No 2 (2024): ETLIJ - English Teaching and Linguistics Journal
Publisher : English Teaching and Linguistics Journal (ETLiJ)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30596/etlij.v5i2.20851

Abstract

This research aimed to provide empirical evidence of the impact of the Word Attack Strategy on students' achievement in reading descriptive texts, specifically among seventh-grade students at SMP Negeri I Teluk Mengkudu. The study was conducted as experimental research, with the population consisting of all seventh-grade students. The sample included 20 students in the experimental group and 19 students in the control group. Data was collected using a test as the primary instrument and analyzed using a t-test formula. The analysis revealed that the mean score of the experimental group was 94.25, while the control group had a mean score of 71.05. The findings indicate that the Word Attack Strategy had a significant effect on reading skills, as evidenced by the t-score (t₀) of 6.189, which was higher than the t-table (tₜ) value of 1.687 at a significance level of 0.05. Therefore, the hypothesis (Ha) is accepted, demonstrating that the Word Attack Strategy is more effective and significant in improving reading skills compared to conventional methods.