Local Folklore and Reading Comprehension of Eight Grade Students at SMP N 2 Baubau

Abstract

The question in this research is whether using local folklore can improve reading comprehension in SMPN 2 Bau-Bau grade eight students. The goal of this study is to discover whether using local folklore can improve reading comprehension in eighth-grade students at SMPN 2 Bau-Bau. This is an experimental study, and the populations in this study were all of the grade VIII students at SMPN 2 Bau-Bau, which consists of 11 classes with a total of 275 students. The sample for this study is the VIII.7 class, which consists of 25 students as the control class, and the VIII.5 class, which consists of 2 students as the experimental class. The instrument used in this study was a test. The following research outcomes were obtained: 1) The experimental class received a mean score of 64.80, and the posttest received a mean score of 84.00; 2) The control class received a mean score of 51.60, and the posttest received a mean score of 69.20.