The Effectiveness of the OH RATS (Overview, Headings, Read, Answer, Test Study) Strategy in Learning to Write Journal Notes

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the OH RATS strategy in learning to write journal notes. This type of research is a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this study was 252 students of class X SMA N 9 Yogyakarta. Determination of the sample is done by random sampling technique. Based on the determination obtained class X MIPA 2 as the experimental group and class X MIPA 4 as the control group. Data collection is done through tests. The validity of the instrument is the content validity which is consulted to the expert. The data analysis technique used is the t test for normality and homogeneity. The results showed that the OH RATS strategy was more effective than the conventional strategy in learning to write journal notes. This is evidenced by the t-test with a t-value of 2.996 and significant with p (p<0.05). Based on these results, the OH RATS strategy is effective in learning to write journal notes. Keywords: Effectiveness, strategy, notes, OH RATS, writing.