scholarly journals THE USE OF LITERACY-INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Setiarini Setiarini
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
English Department ◽  
Writing Improvement ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Score Result ◽  
Reading Activities

This investigation examined the use of Literacy-Instructional Category on students’ reading comprehension. Particularly, there are two objectives of the study. The first is to explore the students’ writing improvement when they engaged in the first cycle of reading activities by employing literacy instructional categories. The second is to explore the students’ reading comprehension by using instructional categories. Thirty students from English Department of IAIN Salatiga participated in the study and they were in the third semester. A classroom action research was employed to answer the research problems. Three cycles were done to complete this action research. Based on the score result gathered from the cycles, the students’ reading comprehension improved. The student’s scores were not more than sixty because they did not understand intensively rereading activities in cycle one. But students’ score increased in cy- cle two and cycle three. In cycle three, rereading activities followed transformed practice (critical framing) lead the better improvement in their reading comprehension.

Implementing Think-Pair-Share Technique In Discussing Know About Business Module To Enhance Students’ Ability In Reading Comprehension

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Fitrotul Maulidiyah ◽  
Noverita Wahyuningsih
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Reading Scores ◽  
English Department ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Learning Interest ◽  
Reading Activities ◽  
Reading Texts

This study is completed to implement think-pair-share technique in discussing Know about Business module to enhance students’ ability in reading comprehension. This study was triggered by phenomena found in the classroom where students cannot understand reading texts thoroughly especially when it comes to difficult words and relationship among sentences in the reading texts. The implementation of Know about Business module which has a topic of entrepreneurship is expected to improve students’ learning interest especially in relation with reading skill. This study implements classroom action research methodology. In planning, teacher will prepare for a teaching scenario and learning materials which will be used in the classroom. In implementation, teacher will implement think-pair-share technique in Reading I course subject. During the think phase, teacher will give brainstorming questions so that students will be motivated to think critically. In this phase, students are now allowed to discuss with their friends. During the pair phase, students will gather in some small groups to further discuss the results of their critical thinking in the classroom. The next phase is share and it is when the students express their results of discussion in the classroom. The next phase of classroom action research is observation. In this phase, teacher will observe how the students’ progress is after the implementation of think-pair-share. If students have made progress, teacher will go on to the final phase which is reflection. Results of the research showed that reading comprehension of 1A English department students at Politeknik Negeri Malang improved through the implementation think-pair-share technique using Know about Business module. Students’ reading scores mean improved from 56.8 to 75.7 and all students could pass the reading comprehension passing grade. Results from the questionnaires also illustrated that students showed interests and enthusiasm in doing reading activities using think-pair-share techniques with the use of Know about Business module.

scholarly journals ENHANCING WRITING ABILITY THROUGH IDEA LISTING TECHNIQUE

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zaini Miftah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
English Department ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
The Third ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year

The study is aimed at developing the Idea Listing Technique (ILT) to enhance the students‟ writing ability. The Classroom Action Research was applied in this study. The subjects of the study were 31 students, the students taking the course of Writing II, of the third semester of English Department of one State Islamic College at Palangka Raya, Indonesia, in the 2012/2013 academic year. The findings show that the implementation of ILT can enhance the students‟ ability in writing expository paragraph. It is indicated by the enhancements of the percentage of the students achieving the score greater than or equal to C (60-69), and of the percentage of their involvement in the writing activities during the implementation of ILT in Cycle I and II. Thus, the enhancement of the students‟ ability in writing expository paragraph can be reached but it should follow the appropriate procedures of the implementation of ILT having been developed.Keywords: Idea Listing Technique, Writing Ability, Paragraph Writing, Expository Paragraph

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS' READING COMPREHENSION OF RECOUNT TEXT BY USING THINK-PAIR-SHARE (TPS) TECHNIQUE

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 247
Author(s):  
Radhita Vidya ◽  
Annisa Nuraini
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
The Third ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research

The aims of this research is to improve reading comprehension of the eighth-grade students using think-pair-share technique. The researchers applying this technique is to make students actively learn in classthrough pair discussions and sharing information with their friends. The researchers used a classroom action research (CAR) method, this research has been carried out in three cycles to achieve students improvement in reading comprehension. The mean scores of students in the first cycle is 57.60, in the second cycle is 64.67, and in  the third cycle is 77.20. The mean scores of the three cycles prove that the think-pair-share technique has succeeded in improving students' reading comprehension of recount text. Keywords: Think-Pair-Share, Reading comprehension ,Recount text.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN TEKNIK THINK PAIR SHARE UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PADA MATA KULIAH READING COMPREHENSION

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Titik Hardewi Yani ◽  
Sesmiyanti Sesmiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
English Department ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Field Note ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
English Program ◽  
Academic Year

This research problem comes from low of students’ score of reading comprehension at English program academic year 2012/2013. It could be seen from some students failed in reading comprehension I. In order to researcher would do classroom action research by applying Think Pair Share technique to improve students reading comprehension on reading II. Purpose of this research were to describe applying Think Pair Share technique on reading comprehension of English program and knowing how can Think Pair Share improve students’ reading comprehension. In collecting data, researcher used qualitative data that consist of observation sheet, field note, and interview. In quantitative data, she used tasks and tests. In making note about what happened in this research, she helped by collaborator who teach reading comprehension too in English Department. This classroom action research consisted of two cycles; each of cycles consisted of four meeting. Three meeting did treatments, and one meeting for test. Related to finding of this research, Think Pair Share technique could improve reading comprehension. In addition, the factor that influence students’ learning by applying this technique were interesting technique, interesting topic of learning material then lecturer guiding on students in understanding learning material. The improvement of students’ learning could be proved on students’ score in each cycles. Mean score students’ reading comprehension for the first cycle was 63.8, then second cycle was 73.3. This research can be concluded that classroom action research by applying Think Pair Share technique could improve students’ reading comprehension on Reading II course at English program STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat.

scholarly journals Enhanching Students’ Reading Comprehension through Learning Cell Technique

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Aisyah Aisyah ◽  
Nunung Nurjannah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
T Test ◽  
First Year ◽  
English Department ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research

The aim of this research is to find out whether Learning Cell Technique can enhance students reading comprehension or not and to find out the improvement of each indicator of students‟ acheivement. This research was conducted by using Classroom Action Research. The subject of this research is the first year students of English Department of Unswagati Cirebon. The population of this research is 200 students and the sample of this research is 44 students. The technique of colecting the data used test and analyzed by using T-test of non-independent. This research was conducted only one cycle and will be continued to the next cycle. Based on the result of this research shows that (1) Learning Cell technique could enhance students‟ reading comprehension but it was still not significant in the first cycle, the result of Towas 1.789 and ttis 2.015. (2) Learning Cell technique can enhance students‟ reading comprehension for two indicators and two other indicators was still no enhancement.Based on the result of the research, it can be concluded that Learning Cell technique can enhance the students' reading comprehension.

scholarly journals ABILITY OF READING COMPREHENSION USING COOPERATIVE SCRIPT FOR NON-ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Hidayatur Rohmah ◽  
Khusnul Khotimah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
English Department ◽  
Implementation Plan ◽  
Observation Instrument ◽  
Classroom Action Research

The objectives of this study are implementation, and evaluation using Cooperative Script method in reading comprehension. It also to determine whether or not there is an increase in reading comprehension results using the Cooperative Script method. This research referred as qualitative research, which is an action thought on a particular object. The type of this research is Classroom Action Research. Classroom action research is a digestion of learning activities in the form of an action, which is deliberately raised and occurs in a class together. The process of reading comprehension in this study uses the Cooperative Script method, which consists of 2 cycles of 5 meetings. The first cycle consisted of two meetings and the second cycle of two meetings, one meeting was used for the pre-test. In planning, the researcher compiles a learning implementation plan, makes learning media compile an observation instrument to observe students in learning activities. The process of implementing evaluation in this learning is carried out at the end of each cycle. The assessment is carried out to determine the ability of students' reading comprehension in using the methods that have been applied. The success rate in each cycle has increased, starting from the pre-test which increased on average 45 in cycle I to 61.10 then increased again in cycle II to 72.3. From the results of the assessment it can be proven that the application of the Cooperative Script method can improve students' reading comprehension.

scholarly journals USING SHORT STORY GAP FILL TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION ABILITY

Prominent ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Ekaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
English Department ◽  
The Third ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This research explained how listening comprehension by Short Story Gap Fill improved students’ listening comprehension achievement, observed students’ behavior during listening comprehension class and described the teacher’s Gap Fill technique along with the research. It used Classroom Action Research (CAR) with quantitatively data then analyzed into qualitative. The qualitative data were about students’ interview, while the quantitative data was their scores in pre-test and post-test on listening comprehension. Short Story Gap Fill contained listening comprehension exercises which tend to prove the missing words or phrases on a script of a story or a dialog; they were “pre, while and post-listening which focused on students’ ability to carry out the gap on the listening exercises. This research consisted of two cycles. The findings involved, the third-semester students of the English Department were fascinated by Short Story Gap Fill and immersed in listening comprehension well. However, during the first cycle, there were still 3 from 31 incompletely fulfill the gap in listening comprehension because they could not catch the vocabulary well and less focus. Ultimately, on the second cycle, the students' accomplishment in listening comprehension through this technique improved dramatically on their score of using the same technique. Keywords: CAR, Gap Fill, Listening Comprehension

scholarly journals ENHANCING ISLAMIC EDUCATION STUDENT’S READING COMPREHENSION BY USING AUTHENTIC MATERIAL

At-Turats ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Sulaiman Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Authentic Material ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Reading Activities ◽  
Academic Year

Abstract The study is aimed to enhance reading comprehension of the second semester students of PAI students of FTIK IAIN Pontianak by using Authentic Material. This is an action research with the subjects were 34 students of Islamic education students (PAI)FTIK IAIN Pontianak in academic year 2018/2019. This is in two cycles and the result was it is effective in enhancing the Islamic education students’ reading comprehension. These materials were much effective when the students together with the authentic task. The improvements such as more focus and active in participating classroom activities in classroom, also motivated and interesting in reading activities. And the class atmosphere is more enjoy and enthusiastic. . Key Words: Reading comprehension, Authentic Material, CAR (Classroom Action Research)

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH THINK-PAIR-SHARE (TPS) TECHNIQUE

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Emi Rosmiati ◽  
Mila Nuryani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Reading Activity

Abstract The aim of this research is to improve students' reading comprehension at the eleventh grade of SMA Mathla’ul Anwar using the think-pair-share technique. The writers implementing this method is to make students easier to understand in a reading activity in the class through discussion and sharing information with their friends. The method of the research is classroom action research (CAR), the research has been carried out in three cycles to achieve students’ improvement in reading comprehension. The mean score in the first cycle is 59.6. In the second cycle is 67.5 and the third cycle is 77. The mean score of the third cycle shows that the think-pair-share technique has succeeded in improving students' reading comprehension Keywords:  Think-Pair-Share, Reading Comprehension, Classroom Action Research

scholarly journals Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) in Improving the English Department Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement

JET ADI BUANA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ridho Rojabi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
English Department ◽  
Learning Groups ◽  
Strategic Reading ◽  
Csr Strategies ◽  
Collaborative Strategic Reading ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Classroom Action Research

Reading as a receptive skill is very important skill for all students of English because it is a skill that everyone needs in studying or conveying the language. However, it is very difficult for the students to catch the message from the reading text as they have limited words and reading strategies. The aim of this research is to prove whether the implementation of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) is effective to improve students’ reading comprehension.To achieve the purpose, the classroom action research design was employed by following four stages: planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. This research was implemented in two cycles, in which both the first cycle and the second cycle were carried out in two meetings. CSR is implemented to teach students reading comprehension in cooperative learning groups. CSR consists of four strategies that are implemented in pre-reading, whilst reading, and post-reading. CSR strategies consist of: (1) preview the text, (2) click and clunk, (3) get the gist, and (4) wrap up. The result of the research revealed that Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) improved the students’ reading comprehension achievement on the fourth semester of English departmentat IAIN Jember.   Keywords: collaborative strategic reading, reading comprehension achievement, classroom action research

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