RECRPROCAL QUESTIONING AND COOPERATIVE CONFLICT RESOLUTION METODS IN MASTERING INFERENTIAL READING COMPREHENSION

The objectives of this study are to investigate whether Reciprocal Questioning and
Cooperative Conflict Resolution Methods significantly affect on inferential reading
comprehension and which of these methods is the most significantly effective.
Quantitative approach was carried in experimental design. The second year students
of State Senior High School of Medan 4 in the 2004/2005 academic years were taken
as the sample of this study in clustering sampling with 120 students divided into four
groups (three groups as experimental and a group as control). First, the researcher
administering a pre·test for both groups, then the first experimental group is treated
by using Reciprocal Questioning method, the second experimental group is treated by
using Cooperative Conflict Resolution Method and the third experimental group is
treated by using the combination of the two groups; and at the last, the researcher
registered a post-test for both. The data was analyzed by means of statistical analysis
by applying one-way ANOV A. In order to show a deep analysis, the researcber
applied two kinds of calculation, they are~ manually and automatically (the
application of a computer's program called SPSS). The result of testing the t1rst
hypothesis through manual. system showed that the F observed is greater than the Ftable
(27.941 > 3.94 (df: 0.01)). And the result of analysing the data through SPSS also
showed the same condition. (Fobserved is greater than Ft~blc : 28.072 > 3.94 (df: 0.01)).
The difference between the manual system and SPSS is not significant. Later on the
Newman-Keuls fonnu1a was applied, the researcher found that the third experimental
group is the most effective method (because the means of the scores is the highest and
give a good contribution toward the others methods). follows by the second
experimental method and finally the first experimental method. And in a general
conclusion, the writer would say that the reciprocal questioning and cooperative
conflict resolution methods are significantly affected on inferential reading
comprehension.