Abstract :
Dwi, Widi, Astuti, 2022. The Use of Pictorial Reading in Improving
Students? Reading Interest to the Seventh Grade Students of MTS N 1
Grobogan in the Academic Year 2022-2023. Final Project, English Study
Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education, Universitas PGRI
Semarang.
Advisor I: Th. Cicik Sophia B, S.S, M.Pd. Advisor II: Fitri Yulianti, S.Pd,
M.Pd.
Keywords: Reading, Reading Interest, Pictorial Reading, Descriptive Text,
Teaching.
This study was conducted to know the effectiveness of pictorial
reading in improving students? reading interest to the seventh-grade
students of MTS N 1 Grobogan, Central Java.
This research used a quantitative method with quasi-experimental
design. There were 2 classes which were the control group and the
experimental group. In the experimental group, the students were
taught using pictorial reading, meanwhile, in the control group, the
students were taught without using pictorial reading. This research
was conducted through these procedures: giving pre-test, conducting
treatment, and giving post-test. The data was collected by test.
The result of the research shows that there is significant difference
between the experimental group and the control group. It can be seen
from the data analysis by using a t-test. T-value is 11,3430600014,
with the level of significance of 5% with df 58, the 2,001. It
shows that t-value>t-table. So, Na is rejected and Ha is accepted. The
mean of students? post-test score in control group was 62,83, and the
mean of students? post-test score in experimental group was 80. So, it
can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the
students? reading interest who were taught with pictorial reading and
the students? reading interest who were taught without pictorial
reading.