Abstract :
Reading is mainly acknowledged as the most important skills in which
learners get information and consolidate other areas of language in any language
class. By reading, the students get the information and new knowledge in their
learning. Students do not only require decoding the printed word but also
comprehending the text. Various factors have certainly contributed to this study.
The students had difficulties in comprehending their reading text and an
appropriate strategy in teaching reading is also factor that affects the process of
learning reading comprehension. One of reading comprehension strategies is
GIST (Generating Interaction between Schemata and Text).
This study is aimed to investigate the significant effect of GIST (Generating
Interaction between Schemata and Text) strategy toward
students?
reading
comprehension. The research was conducted at the eighth grade of MTS NU Trate
Gresik in academic year of 2016/2017. The design of this study was quasi
experimental design. The population of this study was the eighth grade of MTS NU
Trate Gresik. The researcher used cluster sampling to get the sample of the study. It
was divided into 40 students of VIII D as experimental group and 40 students of VIII
E as control group. The data was collected from pre-test and post-test about reading
narrative text. Before the instruments were used, the tryout was done to know the
validity and reliability of instrument. Data is taken by instrument in form of multiple
choices which consist of 20 items for each test. After getting the data, the researcher
analyzed the data by using SPSS 16.0 program.
The research findings showed that there was significant difference between
learners in experimental group who were taught by using GIST strategy and learners
in control group who were taught by using conventional strategy. The researcher
found that probability value of both group s was 0,001. It was less than significance
level 0,05 (0,001<0,05). It means that GIST strategy significantly influences students?
reading comprehension. The researcher concluded that GIST strategy gave positive
impact
towards
students?
reading
comprehension.
The
students
were
more
independent, they were motivated in learning reading comprehension and they
understood the content and generic structure of narrative text.
The researcher suggest to the English teacher for implementing GIST strategy
as an alternative strategy in teaching reading. Furthermore, the students must be
confident in the classroom and they should exercise regularly to improve their
English reading skill. The researcher hopes that further research can use this
strategy in other of skill, different of level, and other any level.
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