238 PENGARUH PENDEKATAN CTL (CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING) TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN BAHASA INDONESIA SISWA KELAS IV SD Noor Alfu Laila STAI AL-JAMI Banjarmasin (HP 081348606922) Abstract Effects of the Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach on the Learning Achievement in Indonesian Language Reading Comprehension of Year IV Students of Elementary Schools. This study aims to investigate effects of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach on learning achievement in Indonesian language reading comprehension of groups of students based on their learning motivation. This study was an experimental study employing a 2x2 factorial design. The independent variable had two levels, i.e. the CTL approach and the conventional approach. The population comprised all 61 Year IV students of SDN Sidoarum and SDN Krapyak. The instruments consisted of an achievement test and a learning motivation questionnaire. The data were analyzed by means of a two- way ANOVA and the Scheffe test. The results show that (1) there is a difference in learning achievement between the students in the experimental group and those in the control group, (2) there is a difference in learning achievement between students with high motivation in the experimental group and those in the control group, (3) there is a difference in learning achievement between students with low motivation in the experimental group and those in the control group, (4) the CTL approach is more effective than the conventional approach, and (5) there is no interaction between approaches and learning motivation. Keywords: learning achievement in reading comprehension, CTL approach, learning motivation A. Pendahuluan 1. Latar Belakang Masalah Pembelajaran merupakan suatu sis- tem yang unsur-unsurnya saling ber- interaksi. Keberhasilan pembelajaran antara lain ditentukan oleh keteram- pilan guru dalam memilih dan mene- rapkan metode yang tepat dan strategi pembelajaran yang digunakan untuk peserta didik. Dalam pembelajaran digunakan berbagai metode dan peserta didik ber- interaksi dalam kegiatan pembelajaran melalui berbagai teknik berdasarkan sifat tugas dan cara belajar yang disukai. Namun, pemilihan dan pe- nguasaan metode pembelajaran yang tepat masih merupakan kendala bagi sebagian guru. Ketidakmampuan siswa dalam me- nguasai sasaran pembelajaran merupa-