The implementation of Preview, Question, Read, Self-Recite, and Test (PQRST) strategy towards students’ reading attitude at SMP Negeri 26 Surabaya

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Priskaharani, Rizki (2018) The implementation of Preview, Question, Read, Self-Recite, and Test (PQRST) strategy towards students’ reading attitude at SMP Negeri 26 Surabaya. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

This study focuses on Preview, Question, Read, Self-recite and Test (PQRST) strategy as a strategy in reading class. The researcher chooses this strategy because the strategy contains pre reading activity, while reading activity and post reading activity. The aimed of this study is to find outthe implementation of PQRST strategy and also to know what the students’ attitude towards the use of PQRST strategy. In this study the researcher used descriptive qualitative research. The researcher took a class as subject of the research. Based on teacher suggestion, 8B class of SMP Negeri 26 Surabaya which consists of 39 students is the class which has been observed by the researcher. The researcher uses observation checklist, field note and questionnaire as the research instruments. In analyzing the data, the researcher describes the implementation brief and clearly and uses questionnaire to find out students’ reading attitude towards the use of PQRST strategy and count the result using Likert’s scale calculation. To check the validity of the research, the researcher uses triangulation. The study shows that from five steps of PQRST strategy, the teacher implements all the steps as states by the theory of PQRST strategy, but the teacher still need to improve question step and self-recite step. For students’ reading attitude towards the use of PQRST strategy, the researcher found out that the average result from cognitive component is 74.71%, while affective component is 71.94% and behavior component is 79.23%. The questionnaire result shows that students’ reading attitude towards the use of PQRST strategy is generally positive.