The Implementation of Prediction Strategy in Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension in English Recount Text

This study aimed to determine students' reading comprehension in English recount texts by applying prediction strategies and to determine students' difficulties in understanding reading recount texts. This study used a pre-experimental research design to obtain accurate research results and carried out pre-test, treatment, and post-test designs as well as questionnaires as reinforcement of research results to investigated student perceptions. The sample was class X Multimedia SMK 5 Telkom Banda Aceh, which involved as many as 31 students. The findings showed that prediction strategies improved students' reading comprehension. The average value of the pre-test was 56.51, which was moderate; the post-test was 78.58, which was classified as good; and with a percentage of 80.65% who were successful in answering the post-test. Based on data analysis, it was known that there was an increase in the results of significant student learning from the hypothesis that the value of the t-score was 38.10, which was higher than the value of the t-table was 2,000. This means that the hypothesis was accepted. It could be concluded that the used of prediction strategies could improve students' reading comprehension skills, moreover, the questionnaire result indicated that the students' difficulties in reading comprehension were based on lack of vocabulary, understanding of English, and students’ lack of interest in English. Therefore, there was a significant improvement in students' reading comprehension through prediction strategies in the class.