The Use of Cloze Procedure to Test the Students Reading Comprehension

The use of cloze procedure to test the students reading comprehension. The purpose of this research is to know the effectiveness of the use of cloze procedure to test reading comprehension of the eleventh grade students of SMUN 1 Sungai Ambawang in academic year 2012/2013. The method of this research was a Pre-experimental Study and the technique of data collecting was matching test. The research findings showed the total score of pretest is 2735 with the mean score 68.375 and categorized Average. Furthermore, the result of posttest is 3155 with the mean score 78.875 and categorized Good. The result of computation on the t-test with 7.56 is higher than the t-table for the degree of freedom N-1 (40-1) = 39 is 2.042. Moreover, the computation on Effect Size of the treatment is 1.13. It is categorized Highly Effective because the result of 1.13 is higher than 0.8 that is the high level of effectiveness on Effect Size criteria proposed by Burn (ES > 0.8 = 1.13 >0.8). From the computation, it can be concluded that the teaching reading comprehension by using Cloze Procedure is highly effective

Pengaruh Kualitas Produk, Harga, dan Promosi terhadap Minat Beli Produk Batik Jetis di Sidoarjo

Batik is one of the ancestral cultural heritage of Indonesia. With the diversity of batik patterns, it is able to attract the attention of the world through its characteristics. Several regions in Indonesia have become centers of batik production, one of which is Jetis Village in Sidoarjo sub-district, Sidoarjo district, East Java. The increasingly sharp competition in batik production encourages batik craftsmen to always maintain the price of batik and the quality of batik in order to be able to compete with batik from various other regions, both in the local market and in the International market. Methods This research uses quantitative methods which are carried out by distributing questionnaires as respondent data. The analytical tools used in this research are validity test, reliability test, classical assumption test, multiple correlation, coefficient of determination, multiple linear regression analysis, t test and F test, data processing using SPSS statistical program. The conclusion of the research shows that price and product quality have a significant and positive effect on consumer buying interest in Batik Jetis products. Promotion is the most dominant product. Judging from R2 of 79.2 percent, it can be concluded that the production diversification of 79.2 percent of the variables can be determined from the predictive variable, while the remaining 20.8 percent is determined by other factors. Keywords: Product Quality, Price, Promotion, Buying Interes