Abstract
The objective of this research aimed at finding out whether or not the improvement of the students’ reading ability by using green, yellow and red question cards strategy at the second grade students of SMK National Makassar. This research used pre-experimental method which one class was given pre-test, treatment and post-test. The population of this research was the second grade students of SMK National Makassar. The sample was 19 students and it used total sampling. The instrument was reading comprehension text in order to measure the students reading ability in reading process by using green, yellow and red question cards strategy. In other words, the finding indicated that by using green, yellow and red question cards strategy in teaching reading comprehension was able to improve the reading ability of the SMK National students. Based on results of the data indicated there was a significant difference between the posttest and the pretest of the students’ mean score (8.48>4.53). The result of the data analysis showed green, yellow and red question cards strategy could improve the students’ reading ability and it is an affective activity to make the students active in learning reading comprehension. Based on the finding of the research it could be concluded that the use of green yellow and red question cards strategy could improve the students’ reading comprehension at the second grade of SMK National Makassar.
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How to cite this paper
The Use of Green, Yellow and Red Question Cards Strategy to Improve Students' Reading Ability at the Second Grade Students of SMK National Makassar
How to cite this paper: M. Dahlan Bahang. (2023). The Use of Green, Yellow and Red Question Cards Strategy to Improve Students' Reading Ability at the Second Grade Students of SMK National Makassar. The Educational Review, USA, 7(6), 666-671.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2023.06.002