%A  (1113042025)  ERIZKHA HARDANTI
%T THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GUESSING MEANING FROM CONTEXT
IN IMPROVING STUDENTS? READING SKILL AT THE SECOND 
GRADE OF SMPN 6 METRO 
 
%X ABSTRACT
Lampung University
This study is aimed at (1) investigating whether there is a significant difference of
students? reading skill before and after being taught by using Guessing Meaning
from Context strategy. (2) finding out In terms of strategies for Guessing Meaning
from Context which strategies produced better achievement by the students. 
To achieve this goal, the researcher carried out quantitative study with one group
Pre-test Post-test Design. The population of this research was second grade
students of SMPN 6 Metro in 2014/2015 academic year. The sample of this
research was one class teken by the researcher as the experimental class and as try
out class, that was class VIII E. This class consisted of 30 students. The
instrument for collecting data in this research was reading test.  
Based on the calculation of the test, the results of data analysis showed that the
students? mean score in the pre-test and post-test were 55.60 and 71.93. It means
that there was increase of students? score, 16.33. The results of hypothesis test
showed that the significance value (2- tailed) was 0.000 in a level of (p<0.05). It
could be concluded that H
 was accepted: Thus, the null-hypothesis was rejected.
Besides, Guessing Meaning from Context strategy also increased the students?
reading skill in all aspects of reading comprehension. Moreover, Guessing
Meaning from Context strategy mostly increased the students? reading skill by
surrounding words, pictures, experience, and imagination as the strategies, in
which their ability in that aspect was 72.83. It could be claimed that teaching
reading by using Guessing Meaning from Context strategy gave effect on
students? reading skill. If the teacher teaches the students by using Guessing
Meaning from Contaxt strategy, the students? ability in reading skill will increase
significantly.
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Keywords: Guessing Meaning from Context Strategy, Implementation, Reading 
skill.

 
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%C LAMPUNG UNIVERSITY 
%D 2016
%I Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
%L eprints21169