The Effect of Using GIST (Generating Interaction between Schemata and Text) and Students’ Reading Interest Toward Students’ Reading Comprehension at fifth semester STKIP YPM Bangko.

In teaching reading comprehension, GIST (generating interaction between schemata and text) strategy can be used as a variation of teaching strategy. The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of GIST (generating interaction between schemata and text) strategy and students’ reading interest toward students’ reading comprehension. This research was an experimental research. It was conducted at STKIP YPM Bangko. The design of this research was quasi experimental by using factorial design 2x2. Population of this research was fifth semester students with the total population was 92. The sample was taken by cluster sampling; the total number of sample was 62. Class B was experimental class and Class C was control class. To collect the data the researcher used reading comprehension tests and reading interest questionnaire. the data were analyzed manually by t-test formula and two ways anova. The result of this research was (1) students who were taught by GIST (generating interaction between schemata and text) strategy had better result than the students who were taught by questioning strategy, (2) the students with higher reading interest who were taught by GIST (generating interaction between schemata and text) strategy had better reading comprehension than who were taught by questioning strategy, (3) students with lower reading interest who were taught by GIST (generating interaction between schemata and text) strategy had better reading comprehension than who were taught by questioning strategy, (4) there was no interaction between both strategies and students’ reading interest toward students’ reading comprehension. Based on the finding, it can be concluded that GIST (generating interaction between schemata and text) strategy is proved as strategy which affective to teach reading comprehension. In short, GIST can be used as a teaching strategy in teaching reading comprehension at STKIP YPM Bangko.