Developing the Students' Reading Comprehension through Interactive Approaches by Using Short Stories (An Experimental Research at South Aceh Polytechnic)

English is an international language used to communicate between countries and the importance of English has required each country to include it in their educational curriculum which is then taught in elementary schools to tertiary institutions, and even many countries applied English as the language of instruction in their world of education. This was done to familiarize their students with English itself, because apart from being a communication tool, English was also used in knowledge books, modules, literature, technology, magazines and newspapers which contain a lot of science ARTICLE INFO AB ST R ACT

This research was conducted to see the effectiveness of using short stories in teaching reading comprehension. The teaching model was used an interactive approach to be developed the reading skills of second semester students at the Department of Computer Engineering, South Aceh Polytechnic. The reading ability of students was explored and to be found the right teaching model, then the aspects of the ability to be seen was understanding the meaning of words, sentence intentions, information, problems, opinions, recommendations, sentence structure, analysis and communication and student responses after the application of the teaching model in the classroom. After treatment, there was an increase in students' reading comprehension skills especially in the experimental class after using short story teaching materials with interactive approach teaching models to obtain an average value of pre-test = 55, and post-test = 77.67. Whereas in the control class only got a pre-test value = 49,64 and post-test = 67,86. Then there was a significant difference in the scores of the two classes in the post-test scores (77,67-67,86) namely 9,81. Meanwhile, from questionnaire data, 87% of students responded very well and the remaining 13% responded well to the use of short stories with interactive approach teaching models. As well as answering enough options and less as much as 0%. From the responded above, which has helped develop student confidence, collaboration, self-ability and group work. Of course this research was far from perfection and needs to be improved in the future with other teaching methods, while still providing motivation to students to continue to be improved their learning, especially reading skills. So from the results of this simple study it can be recommended that, the use of short stories in teaching comprehension reading with interactive approach models got a significant increase in students' ability in reading comprehension than conventional learning models. and technology and various information that must be understood as supporting education and daily activities.
There are four abilities in English, namely writing, reading, speaking and listening, but here the writer will be focused only on reading skills only, where students will be introduced to various topics related to reading such as main ideas, inference, vocabulary in context, reference, fact, opinion, purpose and tone, where the subject was so that students were more familiar with it and aimed to train students with a variety of reading skills to obtain information in general or specifically from the material provided. So they are able to multiply and to get knowledge from the text.
Where, the readers bring various information, knowledge, emotional, experience, and culture from the printed book, and then make predictions precisely, and the readers interpret it [1]. The contribution of readers who make predictions and process information, this means the reader interacts with the text to predict what they will read. In this situation, the reader was processed all the information in the text and then translated the intent to be conveyed in various media.
And then understanding is a strategic process in which the reader builds or determines the meaning of a text by using the instructions in the reading and purely according to the ability of knowledge they have [2]. From these references, it can be concluded that reading comprehension was an effort where the message was translated the reader by actively thinking about what he has read and the lecturer certainly provides and prepares teaching materials that are familiar with the daily lives of his students. In this research questions, the researcher makes the following questions; a) Are there significant differences in improving reading comprehension skills through an interactive approach? b) What is the student response to improving reading comprehension skills through an interactive approach using short stories?.

II. Literature Review
The importance of reading comprehension ability will help many students in interpreting the contents of the text content because it is not just reading but must know the message to be conveyed the author in the text. There are four main skills in English including writing, speaking, listening and reading is one of the skills that must be mastered. Reading is an important activity in language class, not only as a source of information and to expand one's knowledge [3]. With the ability to understand reading text, information and knowledge transformation will be occurred to the reader depending on the context of what is being read. In this case the reader will be got a lot of results from their interactions with language offerings, either through text or printed books and so forth. When someone was reading, he must be able to understand and then summarize it. Reading is a process of being able to recognize words and integrate them into word meanings and become sentences and structures read [4]. From this definition that reading is a procedure of understanding and taking the importance of words, thoughts, ideas, ideas, and data that have been stated.

A. Interactive Approach
According to [5][6], Learning is a process of change in human personality, and the change is manifested in the form of increasing the quality and quantity of behavior such as increasing skills, knowledge, attitudes, habits, comprehension, skills, thinking power, and other abilities, while teaching instilling knowledge in students in the hope of understanding. Interactive learning model (interactive approach) is a student-oriented learning model (student centered), where students are directly involved in various types of learning activities in the room. It makes students interact with each other in doing and thinking (hands on and minds on) which results in direct feedback on the course material provided [7]. Then interactive learning models were designed so that students asked and found their own answers [8].
An interactive learning model is a learning model that allows interactive students with lecturers, classmates and media learning [9]. This learning model can handle individual differences in students, because students can progress according to their abilities without having to wait for their roommates. The learning process in the interactive learning model allows students to exercise the freedom to learn independently, without being interrupted by others and take a test for each discussion unit they have learned and move forward according to their abilities with the help and direction of lecturers, or repeat the learning process in the same unit until achieve minimal mastery in accordance with predetermined targets.
In general interactive approach has developed as a teaching strategy that allows students to engage in the full learning process that given courage to explore experiences, obtain information and build knowledge according to their own concepts both through group work techniques, interactive multimedia, experiments, history and so on.

III. Methods
This research was conducted at the South Aceh Polytechnic Campus by taking short stories lecture material as a trial material by using interactive approach teaching techniques to improve the ability of the second semester students in English subjects 2. Treatment by taking two classes, one experimental class, where in class this will be applied interactive approach techniques in the teaching process, while the other was no conventional treatment or learning techniques. This activity was carried out to find out which class was the most effective in absorbing teaching material and was able to explore its abilities. Furthermore the purpose of experimental research is not only to collect data and describe the data but also to find the causes and consequences [10]. In the experimental research also were to determine the effectiveness of a teaching method that was applied in the classroom and will be a reference to the next teaching system.
Correct experimental research is a study which is divided into two groups, namely the experimental class and the control class [11]. Where here the hypothesis will be tested whether the use of short stories with an interactive approach can improve students' English proficiency. The test begins by giving a pre-test and post-test, then forming a group of 4 people by providing reading comprehension material in the form of short stories, where each meeting was given different material with five meetings. Furthermore, the control class was not given any treatment, only distributed materials and they studied them individually. Each test that tested was given a value, and at the end of the meeting a given average score was obtained. At the end of the meeting the researcher gave a questionnaire to the students as material to analyze the lecture methods and materials that had been taught in the research activity.

A. Interactive Approach
Interactive learning model (interactive approach) is a student-oriented learning model (student centered), where students are directly involved in various types of learning activities in the room. It makes students interact with each other in doing and thinking (hands on and minds on) which results in direct feedback on the course material provided. Then interactive learning models were designed so that students asked and found their own answers. An interactive learning model is a learning model that allows interactive students with lecturers, classmates and media learning. This learning model can handle individual differences in students, because students can progress according to their abilities without having to wait for their roommates. The learning process in the interactive learning model allows students to exercise the freedom to learn independently, without being interrupted by others and take a test for each discussion unit they have learned and move forward according to their abilities with the help and direction of lecturers, or repeat the learning process in the same unit until achieve minimal mastery in accordance with predetermined targets.
In general interactive approach has developed as a teaching strategy that allows students to engage in the full learning process that given courage to explore experiences, obtain information and build knowledge according to their own concepts both through group work techniques, interactive multimedia, experiments, history and so on.

B. Population and Sample
Population is the number of research subjects, where the sample is part of the population studied in a study [12]. Here the researcher will be taken the research population to students who study in the second semester at the Department of Computer Engineering, South Aceh Polytechnic. While the sample is part of the overall population. Population is the entire subject of research,  .81 means that there was a difference of 9.81 and can be recommended for using short stories in teaching reading comprehension with interactive approach models got a significant increase in the ability of students in reading comprehension. Then the results of the questionnaire of 15 students who were asked to respond, 13 people answered very well with a weight of 4, 2 people answered well with a weight of 3, 0 people answered enough with a weight of 2, and 0 people who answered less with a weight of 1. Figure 2. Results of analysis of student responded to the interactive approach teaching model in reading comprehension subjects by using short story lecture material.
According to the Figure 2 was explained that 87% of students experienced improved comprehension reading skills through an interactive approach model very well and the remaining 13% responded well. As well as answering enough options and less as much as 0%.

Experimental Classes
Control Classes

V. Conclusions
From the results of this study it can be obtained that the experimental class has increased reading comprehension skills after using short story lecture material with interactive approach teaching models. The average pre-test = 55, while the post-test 77, 67. Whereas when compared with the control class only got a pre-test value = 49, 64 and post-test = 67, 86. So if we compare and then analyzing the scores between the two classes obtained by the post-test score of 77.67-67.86 = 9.81, means that there was a difference in the numbers reaching 9.81 and it can be recommended that, used the material of short story in teaching reading comprehension with interactive models approach can be improved students' reading comprehension skills rather than using conventional learning models.
Meanwhile, from the questioner data were received the good responses from students on the lecture material and teaching models that have been done, which have helped to develop selfconfidence, cooperation, self-ability and group work. Of course this research was far from perfection and needs to be improved in the future with other methods while still providing motivation to students to be continued to develop their learning, especially reading comprehension skills.