The Effect of Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) Technique and Self-Confidence Toward Students’ Reading Comprehension of Procedure Text at Eleventh Grade of SMKN 1 Padang

Reading English text is not easy for students that they often have difficulties in comprehending the text and have low self confidence in sharing their opinion after reading the text. The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of CIRC technique and self-confidence toward students’ reading comprehension of procedure text. This research was quasi-experimental research with factorial design 2x2. The population of this research was the students at grade XI automotive of SMKN 1 Padang in academic year of 2014/2015 which consisted of 3 classes (90 students). The researcher used cluster random sampling to select the sample that MO.A as experimental class and MO.B as control class. To collect the data the researcher used reading comprehension of procedure text test and self-confidence questionnaire. The data were analyzed with SPSS 16 to calculate T-test and Two ways ANOVA. The result shows that: (1) CIRC Technique gives significant effect on students’ reading comprehension of procedure text. (2) The students with high self-confidence who are by CIRC technique have significant higher result on reading comprehension in procedure text than the students with high self-confidence who was taught by Small Group Discussion. (3) The students with low self-confidence who are by CIRC technique have significant higher result on reading comprehension in procedure text than the students with low self-confidence who was taught by Small Group Discussion. (4) There is no interaction between techniques used and students’ self-confidence on students reading comprehension on procedure texts. Based on the finding, it was concluded that, CIRC technique can be used as a teaching technique in teaching reading comprehension of procedure text at SMKN 1 Padang.