This research is based on the importance of reading comprehension. The objective of the reseach is to know the effectiveness of using Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) Strategy in the Teaching of Reading Comprehension on News Item at tenth grade of MA NU 03 Sunan Katong Kaliwungu in the Academic year of 2015/2016. This research was an experimental research.The population of this research was the tenth grade students of MA NU 03 Sunan Katong Kaliwungu in the Academic year of 2015/2016. The sample were class x B as experiment and class C as control group.
The result of the homogeneity test was analyzed using t test and the result showed that ‗Ho was on accepted area. It means that the population was homogeneous.The total number of the respondents was 80 students that consisted of 40 students of X-1 as the experimental group that was taught reading by using Directed ReadingThinking Activity (DRTA) strategy, while the control group consisted of 40 studentsof X-2 that was taught without using Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) strategy.
Before conducting the study, researcher gave try out test to class xi B and C. From 30 items, 16 items were valid and 14 others were invalid. The result of this research showed that the post test got better score than the pretest. It can be seen in scores and computations. The mean of the pretest was 73,75 and the posttest was 76,83. The result indicated that the value of t statistic was 2.66, while the t-table with the significant level of 5% and the degree of freedom (Df) of 78 was 2. The value of t-test was 2.66 and it was higher than 2 (2.66>2).
The results proved that there was a significant effect of using Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) strategy In The Teaching Of Reading Comprehension On News Item at tenth grade of MA NU 03 Sunan Katong Kaliwungu in the Academic year of 2015/2016. Therefore, applying Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) strategy can be an alternative strategy in teaching reading.