@thesis{thesis,
		author={IKA EVIOLINA DESTIANTI  NIM.372016037},
		title ={TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION BY USING BIG BOOK TECHNIQUE TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 BANYUASIN I},
		year={2020},
		url={http://repository.um-palembang.ac.id/id/eprint/11120/},
		abstract={ABSTRACT
IkaEviolinaDestianti. Teaching Reading Comprehension by using Big Book Technique to the Eighth Grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Banyuasin I, Thesis English Education Study Program, Sarjana Degree (S1), Faculty of teacher Training and Education UniversitasMuhammadiyah Palembang, Advisor : (1) SherlyMarliasari, S.Pd.,M.Pd. (II) , DwiRaraSaraswaty, S.Pd.,M.Pd

Key words :Big Book technique, Reading Comprehension
This study entitled Teaching Reading Comprehension by using Big Book Technique to the Eighth Grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Banyuasin I. the problem of this study is it effective to teach reading comprehension by using Big Book Technique to the Eight Grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Banyuasin I ?. The objective of thisstudy was to find out whether or not effective using Big book in teaching reading to the Eight Grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Banyuasin I. this method was used a quasy-expereimental design. The population of this study was all the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Banyuasin I consisted of 186 students from six classes, the sample were 62 students which were divided into two groups ; Experimental and Control group. The instrument used to collect the data were the pre-test and post-test. The data was written test which is multiple choice it consisted 30 questions. The data were analysed by using t-test. The are paired Sample t-test and Independent Sample T-test. The result of data analysis revealed that t-obtained was higher than critical value, the null hypothesis Ho was rejected and alternative (Ha) it was accepted. It could be concluded that was effective to teach reading comprehension by using}
		}