Implementing QuIP Strategy Through Informational Text to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension at SMP Negeri 1 Peureulak

This study analyzed the implementing QuIP Strategy on the eight years students‟ improvement in Learning English at SMP Negeri 1 Peureulak. The purpose of this study was to know if QuIP stategy can improve students‟ reading comprehension at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Peureulak. Conceptually, the variable of the study could be seen based on the title, namely: the independent variable is implementing QuIP Strategy, and the dependent variable is improving students reading comprehension. In this study, the writer conducted quantitative research design particularly experiment research design with two class: experimental and control class. The data were obtained by using instrument was Test ( consisting pre-test, treatments, post test and the test was tested by validity and reliability test: the result attached in appendices). Based on the test given, the experimental class got the higher scores than the cntrol class. The experimental class got 69.69 and the control class got 66.86. The result of the study revealed that learning reading comprehension by using QuIP Strategy to the eighth year students of SMP Negeri 1 Peureulak by comparing the test result of the two tests, in which the mean of pre-test and post-test. Furthermore, the t0 (t observed) was 4.5 while the tt it 2.04. it meant that there was significant implementing between the means got by the students after being treated by using QuIP strategy than before being treated. In conclusion, QuIP Strategy can improve students‟ reading comprehension.