scholarly journals Improving The Eighth Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement by Using Semantic Mapping Technique

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maulinda Yuliani ◽  
Zakiyah Tasnim ◽  
Wiwiek Eko Bindarti
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Semantic Mapping ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Reading Text

English is a foreign language (EFL) for Indonesian students. Therefore, many students still get difficulties to comprehend an English reading text that they read. To overcome the problem, this classroom action research investigated how to improve the students' active participation and their reading comprehension achievement by using Semantic Mapping technique. The research participants were the eighth-grade students at SMPN 8 Jember. Based on the results of the observation and a reading comprehension test, it can be concluded that the implementation of Semantic Mapping technique could improve the eighth-grade students’ achievement in reading comprehension of descriptive text. The research results also showed that the students became more fun and more actively participated both individually and in a group during the teaching and learning process of reading comprehension.

scholarly journals The effect of crossword puzzle on the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension of descriptive text at SMPN 1 Barat Magetan

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Agustin Noni Munawaroh ◽  
Lulus Irawati ◽  
Arri Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Crossword Puzzle ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
The Mean

The objective of this experimental research is to know whether or not there is an effect of using Crossword Puzzle on the Eighth grade students’ Reading Comprehension of Descriptive texts at SMP Negeri 1 Barat. The researcher uses design True-experimental research in sub design The Randomized Posttest-Only Control Group Design.  This research uses random sampling. The data collection method is test.  The researcher uses primary data consisted of the students’ scores collected by a Reading Comprehension. The researcher uses Pair-Sample t-test to know the result whether it was statistically significant. In research procedure the researcher uses planning, application, and reporting. The results of the research are that: (1) the procedures of teaching reading by using Crossword Puzzle consists of preparation and teaching and learning process. In preparation activities, the researcher prepares the material of descriptive text and RPP or lesson plan. In teaching and learning process, the researcher does three activities in two meetings. The first meeting, teaching a reading by using a conventional technique and the second meeting, by using a Crossword Puzzle. (2) The effect of using a Crossword Puzzle on the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension of the descriptive text at SMP Negeri 1 Barat is significant. It can be seen from the significant value (2-tailed) of  that is 0.000.  It is lower than 0.05. It means that the mean score of one class is different. The mean score of pretest is 55.7813 while the mean score of the post test is 96.7188. It means that a crossword puzzle is effective to teach a reading comprehension..

Utilizing Group Investigation Techniques to Enhance Students’ Reading Comprehension Skills on Recount Text

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Ledy Nur Lely ◽  
Welliam Hamer ◽  
Fathimah Zahroh
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Posttest Score ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Investigation Technique ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Class Viii

Recount text is one of the texts in writing which must be taught and stated in Junior High School curriculum. Some students felt that reading text is boring because the students tend to be very lazy to read the text, so that they are not interested in English lessons. The researchers used group investigation technique as one of alternatives in teaching and learning to develop the material and make students more active and interested in class. The objective of this research is to find out whether teaching using group investigation technique is able to develop the students’ reading in recount text at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 17 Kota Serang. The methodology of this research was a quantitative research method by using true experimental design. The study was carried out into two classes, Class VIII E as experimental class, and Class VIII C as control class. The results of the study showed that group investigation was able to develop students’ reading comprehension in recount text. Mean of posttest score of the experimental class (67.31) was higher than the control class (64.18). Based on the statistical analysis using t-test analysis, it showed the value of tcount ≥ ttable = 49.12 ≥ 1.99. It means that (Ha) was accepted and the (H0) was rejected. It can be concluded that group investigation is able to develop students’ reading comprehension in recount text at eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 17 Kota Serang.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ RESPONSES TOWARD THINK TALK WRITE STRATEGY IN TEACHING WRITING

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 568
Author(s):  
Ika Yulia Anggraeni ◽  
Yanuarti Apsari
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Qualitative Design ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Writing skill is one of the skills that is difficult to learn because we have to know the correct sentence composition and also what we hear must be in accordance with what we write and therefore this skill is very important to learn. The objective of the research is to identify the sudents’ responses toward think talk write (TTW) strategy in teacihng writing skill. The research used descriptive qualitative design. The respondents of this research were eighth grade students of SMP Pasundan 1 Cimahi. The instrument of this research was questionnaire. The result of data analysis shows that students gave positive responses toward TTW strategy. The respondents agree that TTW strategy can increase students’ motivation, TTW Strategy can help students in improving their writing skill and TTW strategy can make teaching and learning process interesting. Keywords:  Writing, Think Talk Write (TTW) Strategy, Student’s Responses  

scholarly journals An analysis of students’ difficulties in comprehending narrative text

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Desi Sapitri ◽  
Fitri Novia ◽  
Rachmanita
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Reading Text

The objective of this study was to find out students’ difficulties faced by the Eight Grade Students at SMP N3 Tanjung Raja in Comprehending English reading text. The method was used descriptive qualitative research. The participants of this study was all of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Tanjung Raja. The technique for collecting the data was multiple choice. Based on the result, it was found that the percentage of difficulty in indicator not clearly stated information was 55.90%, the percentage of difficulty in indicator reference of the text was 59.54%, the percentage of difficulty in indicator find moral value of the text was 64.23%, the percentage of difficulty in indicator find the deducing meaning was 55.27%,  the percentage of difficulty in indicator find the specific information was 56.35%, the percentage of difficulty in indicator find the detailed information was 67.05%, and the percentage of difficulty in indicator find the main idea was 54.81%

scholarly journals The Descriptive Study on Students’ Reading Comprehension in Scanning Recount Text of The Eighth Grade Students at SMP N 1 Glagah in The 2013/2014 Academic Year

LUNAR ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 48-58
Author(s):  
Subayil Subayil
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
First Language ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Teaching Of Reading ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Academic Year

Reading is a multileveled and interactive process in which readers contruct a meaningful representation of text using their schemata. While it has been known for some time that both content and formal schemata are necessary for complete understanding of written texts in a reader’s first language (L1), and has been suspected to be true in the reader’s second language (L2). The purpose of this thesis is twofold. The first, to give a brief overview of some of the literature that deals with scanning as the alternative technique to teach reading comprehension. The second goal, to disscuss the implemetation of scaaning in the reading class. This classroom action research was intended to comprehend students’ reading in scanning recount text at SMPN 1 Glagah in the 2013/2014 academic year. It was conducted at the eighth year students. The respondent oh this research was consisted of 54 students who cocsisted of each class of the eighth grade. This respondents were chosen becouse they were as example of sample to establish the technique had goal or not. Involving the English teacher's preparation, the instructional activities conducted by the teachers, the material or technique used in the teaching of reading comprehension, the evaluation reading comprehension, and other factors that students succeed in the reading comprehension. The instruments of collecting data used test and documentation. The reading comprehension focused in recount text which used scanning technique. The reading comprehension test was used to get primary data about the students’ reading comprehension of English passages. In the implementation to find the value of reading comprehension by scanning techinique for the first time was providing related question reading test of recount text. It was done to determine the value students reading comprehension by using that technique mentioned above. So that, it will be known later on how to comprehend reading text. In the evaluation, the researcher got the test score from the respondent or students. Based on the result, it be concluded that the reading comprehension by scaanning technique had side-effect to improve the reading ability students and help the students of the eighth grade at SMPN 1 Glagah who they got some reading test which focused in recount text.

scholarly journals Investigating the Effect of Using Multiple Sensory Modes of Glossing Vocabulary Items in a Reading Text with Multimedia Annotations

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Abbas Ali Rezaee ◽  
Neda Sharbaf Shoar
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Foreign Language Instruction ◽  
Vocabulary Test ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Opportunities For Learning ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Unknown Words

In recent years, improvements in technology have enhanced the possibilities of teaching and learning various subjects. This is specially the case in foreign language instruction. The use of technology and multimedia brings new opportunities for learning different areas of language. In this regard, the present study attempts to find out if the use of multimedia, images and movies, helps learners in learning vocabulary items included in a reading comprehension text. For this purpose, 70 students studying English at pre-intermediate level have been selected. These participants are then divided into three groups, each of which receives a different kind of instruction. The members of the first group were required to read some texts in which certain vocabulary items were included as the target of teaching. Those in the second group received the same texts with some pictures added so that the grasp of the unknown words would become facilitated. The students in the third group were exposed to the same material along with some movie strips. The strips were selected in a way to include the specific vocabulary items. The course duration was about 45 days. At the end of the course, all the students in the three aforementioned groups were sat for taking a vocabulary test. The test format was multiple-choice. The results of the ANOVA indicated that annotating reading comprehension passages with movie clips contributes to better learning and recall of vocabulary through reading texts.

scholarly journals The Effects of Using Semantic Mapping Strategy Training on Reading Comprehension Performance Among Uthm Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.21) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Thuwaibah Binti Mohd Junaid ◽  
. .
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
Semantic Mapping ◽  
Mapping Strategy ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Reading Texts

The objective of this study is to identify the effects of semantic mapping on the reading comprehension texts among University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) degree students. This study sought to determine if there are any benefits in instructing UTHM students to use semantic mapping as a mean of improving their comprehension of information in reading texts. The effects will be measured by comparing the results of pre test and post test conducted among the students.  The sample consisted of 40 UTHM degree students who were from one class.  All of them received the semantic mapping strategy training and sat for both pre test and post test.  The findings indicated that semantic mapping strategy training affected the reading comprehension performance among the students based on the differences in the students’ results of pre test and post test.   The results of this finding can be implied by educators in their teaching and learning process.   

scholarly journals The Influence of Mind Mapping in Teaching Reading Comprehension to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Rawa Bening

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Andriani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The objectives of this study is: “to find out whether or not there Is the influence between the students who are taught by using mind mapping technique and who are not taught  by using mind mapping technique ”. The 60 samples out of 120 students from the eighth grade students were chosen by means  purposive sampling technique. It used quasi-experimental method, nonrandomized pretest and posttest design. The data was analyzed using independent  t-test for SPSS. The result showed that t-obtained was 6.20, while t-table was 2.04. it means that there was the influence between the students who were taught by using mind mapping technique and who were not taught  by using mind mapping technique.

scholarly journals Supplementary English reading material for the eighth-grade students

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Erna Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Start Time ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Time To Learn

The objectives of this research are to develop supplementary reading material for the eighth grade of MTs Negeri 1 Bantul and to reveal the efficacy of the developed additional materials for the eighth grade of MTs Negeri 1 Bantul. The research belongs to the educational Research and Development (R & D). The subjects of the study were the eighth-grade students of MTs Negeri 1 Bantul. The study adapted the R & D model proposed by Borg and Gall (1983). The steps of the study were conducting a needs analysis, designing a course grid, developing the materials, having expert judgment, conducting field testing, revising the elements, and writing the final product. The data were taken from document analysis, observation, and interview. The data were analyzed and described qualitatively. The result of the research showed that (1) the supplementary English reading materials developed based on the need analysis. It was used for determining the objective, indicators, and varied reading tasks and activities of the supplementary materials. The reading tasks were presented in various forms, namely true-false questions, completing sentences, multiple-choice questions, jumbled words, and jumbled sentences that developed based on Three Phase Technique steps. Each Unit consisted of three main parts: “Time to Start, Time to Learn, and Time to Check”. The varied tasks gave the students the opportunity to improve their reading comprehension. In other words, the supplementary English reading material was useful and appropriate to be implemented for the eighth-grade students of MTs Negeri 1 Bantul. (2) The efficacy of the additional English reading materials could be described as the learning process that helped students achieve their needs, to have broad experience in learning the language, to attract the students’ attention and involvement, and to improve student’s reading comprehension. It also provided additional learning sources for the students.

scholarly journals EFL LEARNERS` READING HABIT AND THEIR READING COMPREHENSION ENHANCEMENT THROUGH PARTNER READING

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-306
Author(s):  
Yentri Anggeraini ◽  
Nurhasanah ◽  
Tania Madenta
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Strategy ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Reading Habit ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Partner Reading ◽  
And Control

Abstract Various kinds of collaborative learning can be applied in teaching English. One of them is a partner reading strategy which allows the students to read in pairs. This research aimed at exploring the significant enhancement of partner reading strategy on the eighth-grade students` reading habit and their reading comprehension. The quasi-experimental design was used in order to gather the data and the two classes were selected through cluster random sampling as the experimental and control group. The independent sample t-test result indicated that the comparison of students` reading habit and reading comprehension in the experimental and control group with sig. (2-tailed) or p-value (0.00) was less than the alpha value (0.05). It can be concluded that the use of partner reading strategy significantly enhanced the eighth-grade students` reading habit and their reading comprehension. The partner reading strategy made the teaching and learning process more joyful and meaningful so that it can be applied as one of the activities to promote reading habit and reading comprehension.

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