<![CDATA[Penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) mendeskripsikan kemampuan membaca intensif teks biografi siswa dengan model inkuiri terpimpin berpasangan pada siswa kelas VII SMP; (2) mendeskripsikan kemampuan membaca intensif teks biografi siswa dengan model cooperative integrated reading and composition pada siswa kelas VII SMP; dan (3) mengetahui keefektifan pembelajaran membaca intensif teks biografi antara menggunakan model inkuiri terpimpin berpasangan dan cooperative integrated reading and composition pada siswa kelas VII SMP. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen. Pada kelas eksperimen satu menggunakan model inkuiri terpimpin berpasangan dan pada kelas eksperimen dua menggunakan model cooperative integrated reading and composition. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan model pembelajaran inkuiri terpimpin berpasangan lebih efektif dibanding dengan model pembelajaran cooperative integrated reading and composition pada pembelajaran membaca intensif teks biografi.This study aims to: (1) deskription skill intensive reading text biography student  with a pair of guided inquiry model in class VII student; (2) deskription skill intensive reading text biography student with a model of cooperative integrated reading and composition students of class VII SMP; and (3) determine the effectiveness of teaching intensive reading text biography of using guided inquiry model pairs and cooperative integrated reading and composition students of class VII SMP. This study was an experimental study. In one experiment class using pairwise guided inquiry model and the experimental class in half using a model cooperative integrated reading and composition. The results showed pairs guided inquiry learning model is more effective than learning model cooperative integrated reading and composition on a learning intensive reading text biography.]]>
