INCREASING THE STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH EDUTAINMENT APPROACH AT THE SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA MUHAMMADIYAH DIS. WILAYAH SUL-SEL MAKASSAR

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out whether or not the use of Edutainment approach can increase the students reading comprehension at the second grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Disamakan Wilayah Sul-Sel Makassar. The method used in this research was pre-experimental research. The population of this research was the second-grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Disamakan Wilayah Sul-Sel Makassar where the population of this research consisted of 20 students and used purposive sampling technique. The data was collected through reading test in order to measure the students’ comprehension in reading after using Edutainment approach. The result of this research showed that t-test was higher than t-table (13,70>2.093) at the level of significance (0.05 and the degree of freedom (19). Based on the research, it can be concluded that the application of Edutainment approach can increase the students reading comprehension at the second grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Disamakan Wilayaya Sul-Sel Makassar.