The Application of Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Improving Students' Reading Skill at the Third Grade of MAN 1 Aceh Tamiang

This experimental research investigated whether cognitive strategy instruction improve students' reading skill at third grade at MAN 1 ACEH TAMIANG or not. The reseacher chose two classes consist of experimental and control class. The experimental group received the Cognitive Strategy Instructions. The sample was selected by using simple random sampling consisting of 22 students in each class. The research provided both pre-test and post-test to both classes. Test was used to collect the data. The data collection was preceded in different phases of research execution; pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The finding showed that Cognitive Strategy Instruction has a significant influence on students' comprehension in reading narrative text. It meant that Cognitive Strategy Instruction improves their ability in reading comprehension. It is proven by the result of pre-test and post-test in both experimental and control classes where post-test of experimental class was higher tahn control class. The result of T-score (hypothesis testing) in pre-test and post-test of experimental is 2112 higher than the score of pre-test and post-test in control class 1049. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis Ha was accepted and the null hypothesis Ho was rejected.