scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH SUMMARIZING STRATEGY AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Herfyna Asty
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Teaching Technique ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Comprehension Tests

<p>The observations showed that there were five problems faced by the students in reading comprehension class : (1) students were lazy to read English texts; (2) students fount difficulty to understand the contents of reading text because the have limited vocabulary; (3) students did not  have enough time because they have busy to consult the dictionary for any difficult words they found on the reading text; (4) the students were extremely passive during the class; and (5) the teaching technique used by the teacher was not interesting to the students.</p><p>To solve the problems, a classroom action research of applying the summarizing strategy was conducted. The results showed that the application of the summarizing strategy to reading comprehension classes successfully improve students’ performance on reading comprehension tests. This success was confirmed by increasing average students score during cycle 1 to cycle 2. The average score during cycle 1 was 64.13, the average score during cycle 2 was 69.88, and that during cycle 3 was 72.38. Furthermore, students’ perceptions of the application of summarizing strategy to reading classes were also improving. These were supported by average percentages of positive perception of 40.5 in cycle 1, 73.9 in cycle 2, 84.6 in cycle 3.</p><p>Thus, it was concluded that the summarizing strategy id effective to improve students’ reading comprehension. In addition, the strategy also enhances students’ perceptions of the application of the strategy to reading classes.</p>

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS TEKS DESKRIPSI DENGAN MEDIA GAMBAR BERSAMBUNG

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-131
Author(s):  
Budiyono Budiyono
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Descriptive Writing

The objective of this research was to know the improvement of students’ ability in writing descriptive text by using picture series media. The subject of the research was students on class H at VII (seven) Junior High School 19 Bengkulu City, there were 23 students. The form of this research was a classroom action research. The data of this research were gathered from the descriptive writing test and analyzed by using descriptive analysis. The result showed that there are an improvement of students’ ability in writing descriptive text by using picture series media on class H at VII (seven) Junior High School 19 Bengkulu City. It can be seen from the writing result on cycle I that students’ average score 70 (enough) and increased with 76,04 (good) after repaired on cycle II, then increased again after repaired on cycle III with 86,17 (very good).

scholarly journals Teaching Reading Comprehension by Using Computer-Based Reading: An Experimental Study in Indonesian English Language Teaching

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Asmi Rusmanayanti ◽  
M. Laili Hanafi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was conducted to know whether there is a differencein students’ achievement in reading comprehension through the use of computer-based reading method at the eighth-grade students of Junior High School 13 Banjarmasin, Indonesia. The design used is a quasi-experimental with purposive sampling technique. Sixty students of Junior High School 13 Banjarmasin were used as the samples. 8-E was chosen as the experimental group and was taught by using computer-based reading in three meetings, while 8-F was chosen as the control group and was taught without using computer-based reading in three meetings. Three instruments were used to gather the data, they are documentation, observation, and tests. The results showed that both groups gained change in their achievements. From the calculation result, the experimental group got the average score of 53.33 in pre-test and 63.33 in post-test. The control group got average score 47 in pre-test and 49.5 in post-test. After conducting a t-test, it was revealed that the calculated t-value was greater than t-table (3.597 &gt; 2.00) at the significance level 0.05. Thus, there are different achievement between the experimental group and the control group. Therefore, it can be concluded that the proper use of computer-based reading can upgrade students’ reading comprehension ability. It is suggested to teachers to consider the use computer-based reading as the method of teaching reading comprehension.

scholarly journals Mind Mapping-Enhanced Reading Comprehension to Indonesia Islamic Junior High School Students: An Action Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Dewi Nopita ◽  
Satria Agust ◽  
Yuni Indriani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Post Test

This classroom action research was conducted in a State Islamic Junior High School in Tanjung Pinang at the 8th grade in academic year 2020-2021. The purpose of the research was to describe how mind mapping can improve students’ reading comprehension of descriptive texts. The participants of the research consisted of 27 students. To gather the research data, the researchers used observation and test. The test was administered three times (pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2). Then, the data got from the observation were analyzed qualitatively while those from test were analyzed quantitatively. The result of pre-test was 9 students (33,3%) scored ≥70. In the post-test first cycle, the score of 16 students (59,25%) was ≥70, and in the post-test cycle II, 20 students (74,1%) scored ≥70. The results of the tests showed that the number of students who got score ≥70 improved. Meanwhile, the result of the observation showed that the use of mind mapping was successful in improving students’ reading comprehension. The students became more interested and more motivated to learn. It showed that ≥70% of the students participated actively in the teaching and learning process. Therefore, it is recommended for teachers to use this technique to upgrade students’ learning achievement.

scholarly journals Reading Performance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
Jerryk Comawas Alico
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Comprehension Tests ◽  
Reading Comprehension Tests

This causal-comparative research investigated whether reading comprehension performance differs if students read two different texts one that is related to their chosen field of study while the other is not. It also took interest in determining the influence of demographic and academic profile information on reading comprehension. Thirty students enrolled in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand of the Mindanao State University-Marawi Senior High School took two sets of reading comprehension tests for four times. The first set used texts whose topics are related to STEM while the second set used texts whose topics are taken from other fields of study like social sciences and economics. Findings revealed that in all four sessions of reading comprehension tests, there was a consistent significant difference between the performances of students in STEM-related and STEM-unrelated texts. Specifically, students performed better in test sets that used STEM-related texts. Moreover, there was no difference in the students’ performance when they were classified according to their gender and age. Interestingly, the curriculum they undertook in junior high school mattered in their reading comprehension performance on STEM-unrelated texts, which showed that students who were trained in science high schools performed better than other students did. These findings forward significant pedagogical implications for the effective teaching of English as well as other subject areas to Senior High School students with respect to instructional and reading materials used.

scholarly journals The Implementation of KWL (Know, Want to Know, and Learned) to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
Agus Sholeh ◽  
Novita Elok Rosalina ◽  
Riza Weganova,
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
English Education ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Study Planning ◽  
Preliminary Study

ABSTRACTThis study focused on enhancing students’ reading comprehension through the implementation of K-W-L (know, want to know, and learned) strategy at the secondary level. The purpose of K-W-L strategy is to offer construction for stimulating and building students’ schemata, to create a determination of their reading, and to conclude what they acknowledged before. This research applied Classroom Action Research based on the model suggested by Taggart and Kemmis (1998), consisting of five stages: preliminary study, planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The students were asked what they know about the topic, what they wanted to know about the topic and then what they learned from the text after they had read the written text. Based on the findings of the study, this K-W-L strategy trained students to be brave to present in front of the class to share their ideas with their friends, and it also assured other students to keep on listening and appreciating their friends’ comprehension of the text being studied. It is, therefore, strongly suggested that the English teachers at Junior High School use the K-W-L strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension. ABSTRAKPenelitian ini berfokus pada peningkatan pemahaman membaca siswa melalui pengimplementasian strategi KWL (know, want to know, and learned). Tujuan dari strategi KWL ini adalah untuk menstimulasi dan membangun skemata siswa, menciptakan determinasi dalam membaca, dan menggunakan informasi yang telah mereka miliki sebelumnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas berdasarkan model yang disarankan oleh Taggart dan Kemmis, yang terdiri darilima tahap, yakni, studi pendahuluan, perencanaan, pengimplementasian, pengobservasian, dan refleksi. Para siswa diberi pertanyaan terkait apa yang mereka ketahui tentang topik tersebut, apa yang mereka ingin ketahui terkait topik tersebut, dan apa yang telah mereka peroleh setelah mereka membaca teks yang diberi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, strategi KWL ini melatih siswa untuk memiliki keberanian dalam berekspresi di depan kelas dan membagikan ide dan opini mereka kepada teman-temannya. Selain itu, strategi ini juga melatih siswa untuk mengapresiasi pemahaman yang dimiliki oleh teman yang sedang melakukan presentasi di depan kelas. Oleh karena itu, peneliti menyarankan guru Bahasa inggris di tingkat sekoah menengah pertama untuk menerapkan strategi KWL untuk meningkatkan pemahaman membaca siswa. How to Cite: Sholeh, A., Rosalina, N. E., Weganofa, R. (2020). The Implementation of KWL (Know, Want to Know, and Learned) to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 7(1), 22-31. doi:10.15408/ijee.v7i1.15541

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ COMPETENCE IN PREDICTING INFORMATION THROUGH PICTURE ON READING TEXT AT GRADE VIII STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Widya Ningsih ◽  
Anni Holila Pulungan ◽  
Rita Suswati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Good Score

This study is aimed to find out whether students pay more attention to picture, get information from picture and understanding the content of the text. It was conducted by using descriptive quantitative research. The source of the data was taken from the textbook entitled English in Focus published by Nur Ilmu, Yudhistira and students’ grade VIII of SMPN 3 Percut Sei Tuan. There are 9 classes of grade VIII which consists of 325 students, and VIII-1 was taken as the sample of this research. The data of this study were obtained from the students’ score of reading test. Based on the result of data analysis, it was found that the competence in predicting information through picture is very good. From 38 sample students, there were 21 students (55,3%) got very good score or can predict more than 5 details of information from the text, 15 students (39.5%) got good score or can predict less than 5 details of information from the text and only 2 students (5.2%) got bad score or predict less than 2 information. As well as their reading comprehension of the text with mean score 82.37 which is higher than the Minimal Completeness Criteria (KKM) of reading applied by SMPN 3 Percut Sei Tuan. It can be concluded that The result of this research is appropriate to the theory which claim that pictures are useful for getting students to predict what is coming next in a lesson and help the students comprehend the text easily. Keywords: Predicting Information, Picture, Reading Text

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS VOCABULARY THROUGH BBC’S VIDEO IN INSTAGRAM AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Epigram ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Kammer Sipayung
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Average Score ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Class Room

Vocabulary is a linguistics ellement of language skills. The purpose of this research is to describe the role of BBC’s Video in Instagram for improving students’ mastery on vocabulary. This research is a class room action research based on the theory of Kemmis and McTaggart (1988). The researcher used three times of classroom action cycle to achieve the goal. The population of this research is students at SMP Negeri 3 Medan and the sample is students at grade seven-two. The data of this classroom action research is score from each cycle. The result of this research shows us that BBC’s Video in instagram as a media of teaching English is able to improve students’ mastery on vocabulary. It can be seen in the first cycle their average score is 60.1, in the second cycle is 72.3 and the last cycle is 85.1. This result shows us that video in instagram is a good instrument to improve the students’ mastery in vocabulary. It is suggested to other English teacher to make this media as an alternative media as far as the teaching method is supported to use.

scholarly journals THE USE THINK PAIR SHARE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION AT THE NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ERA IBANG MEDAN

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-129
Author(s):  
Evi Kristin Mahdalena ◽  
Rosa Maria Simamora ◽  
Fiber Yun A Ginting
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Ninth Grade Students

This research is conducted in order to improve students’ reading comprehension in the easiest way through using think pair share of the ninth grade students of Junior High School Era Ibang Medan, and it also help the English teacher of the ninth grade students of Junior High School Era Ibang Medan to managed activities in classroom.In conducting this research, the researcher used Classroom Action Research (CAR) as the method of research. This research consisted of two cycles and each cycle consisted of four steps, they were planning, action, observation and reflecting. Each cycle was conducted in three meetings, so the researcher conducted this researcher in six meetings for one month and two weeks. The data were in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data was analyze the learning teaching process. The quantitative data was to count the students’ score in pre-test and post-test.The result of this research shows that using think pair share of the ninth grade students of Junior High School Era Ibang Medan could improve their reading skills. The students’ responses showed that they were interested in learning reading through think pair share. Morever, the students’ achievements in pre-test and post-test showed a significant improvement. The students’ average score in pre-test was 53,19%, while in the formative test in cycle I, the students’ average score is 60,03, and in the post-test cycle II, the students’ average score is 76. That means the think pair share can improve the students’ reading skill.

STUDENTS’ COMPETENCE IN PREDICTING INFORMATION THROUGH PICTURE ON READING TEXT AT GRADE VIII STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Widya Ningsih And Rita Suswati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Good Score

This study is aimed to find out whether students pay more attention to picture, get information from picture and understanding the content of the text. It was conducted by using descriptive quantitative research. The source of the data was taken from the textbook entitled English in Focus published by Nur Ilmu, Yudhistira and students’ grade VIII of SMPN 3 Percut Sei Tuan. There are 9 classes of grade VIII which consists of 325 students, and VIII-1 was taken as the sample of this research. The data of this study were obtained from the students’ score of reading test. Based on the result of data analysis, it was found that the competence in predicting information through picture is very good. From 38 sample students, there were 21 students (55,3%) got very good score or can predict more than 5 details of information from the text, 15 students (39.5%) got good score or can predict less than 5 details of information from the text and only 2 students (5.2%) got bad score or predict less than 2 information. As well as their reading comprehension of the text with mean score 82.37 which is higher than the Minimal Completeness Criteria (KKM) of reading applied by SMPN 3 Percut Sei Tuan. It can be concluded that The result of this research is appropriate to the theory which claim that pictures are useful for getting students to predict what is coming next in a lesson and help the students comprehend the text easily.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT BY USING PICTURE SERIES FOR THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Tuti Andayani ◽  
Arono
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Average Score ◽  
High School English ◽  
Eighth Grade Students

In this collaborative Classroom Action Research (CAR), the researcher tried to overcome the problem of writing narrative text facing by the eighth-grade students in Junior High School, especially in getting and composing the ideas. The question of this research was ‘Can Picture Series improve the students’ ability in writing the narrative text?’ This class action research was divided into two cycles. Every cycle was divided into four stages, including (1) planning, (2) implementing, (3) observing, and (4) reflecting and it was focussed on the students’  ability in  writing  narrative  text by  getting idea from a picture and developing the idea with the guidance from a series of pictures. The samples were 20 students of SMP Negeri 03 Sindang Kelingi, Curup, and Rejang Lebong. The data which were got from the students’ achievement in the cycle I and cycle II were analyzed by using quantitative analysis data technique. From the analysis, the writer founded that in the cycle I, students gain the average score 61,35 and in the cycle II the average score was 84,50.It is suggested for the Junior High School English teachers to apply this technique increase their students’ ability in writing the narrative

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