scholarly journals Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension By Using Think-Aloud Strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Lilis Sholihah ◽  
Jusika Sari
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Think Aloud ◽  
Is Success ◽  
Know How ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

The problems of this research is the students are difficult to find the information from the text. The objective of this class action research are: (1) to know how far Think-aloud strategy can improve the students’ reading comprehension and; (2) to know how the process of teaching reading by using Think-Aloud Strategy at eleventh grade of SMK Kartikatama Metro in academic year 2017/2018. The method of this research is clasroom action research that consist of two cycles. The subject of this research is the students of Accounting Class eleventh grade of SMK Kartikatama Metro that consist of 30 students. The research instruments in this research are observation, interview sheets, and test. The result of the data analysis in this research are pre-test until post-test 2 that the average of pre-test was 60.93. Then, the implementation of think-aloud strategy in teaching, there is an increase of 3.65 become 64.58. Then, in the cycle 2 the average of students’ score is 80.17. Based on the teaching and learning activities, pre-test until post-test 2 are increased. From the cycle 2, It is about 80 % of the students can achieve the minimum passing criteria (KKM), so this research is success. The conclusion is the implementation of  think-aloud strategy can improve students' reading comprehension.

scholarly journals Improving Students’ Achievement in Reading Comprehension by Applying Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-69
Author(s):  
Diani Syahputri
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Reading Tests ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Academic Year

This research aims  to find out the significant improvement of the students achievement in reading comprehension by applying Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL). The subject of this research was X grade of SMK Bandung-2 at Academic Year 2017/2018. It consisted of one class with 30 students as respondents. The objective was to discover the significant improvement of the students’ achievement in reading comprehension by applying Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL). This research was conducted by using classroom action research. The instruments of collecting data were observation sheet, and Reading  tests. The research finding is shown of  that there was an improvement on the students’ reading achievement on narrative text from each cycle. It was showed from the mean of pre-test which was 56.5 with persentage 0%. After CTL was applied in the first cycle, there was an improvement of the result of the students’ in reading comprehension the mean was 69.16 with persentage 33.3%. It means that there was an improvement from pre-test to post-test I was 33.3%. And for the second cycle after reflection on the first cycle, there was an improvement of students’ mean which was 85 with persentage 100%. Based on the result showed that there was an improvement after applying CTL was 66.7%. It concluded that students’ achievement in reading comprehension by applying contextual teaching and learning (CTL) improved.

scholarly journals The Use Of Podcast To Improve The Speaking Competency of The Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Amlapura In Academic Year 2015/2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
A.S. Dianithi
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Minimum Score ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

The objective of this research was to improve students’ English speaking competency by using podcast in teaching and learning. The subject of the research was the speaking competency of the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Amlapura, i.e. X MIA 1 class. The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research (CAR), conducted in two cycles. There were two kinds of data collected, the qualitative data were obtained from the questionnaires and observation checklist. The quantitative data were collected by conducting pre-test and post-test. The result of study showed that the main score of the students’ English speaking competency gained on the pre-test was 60.43, on the post-test 1 was 72.46 and on post-test 2 was 79.78 and 83.33% of students could pass the standard minimum score. It can be concluded that the students’ English speaking competency could be improved by using podcast in English teaching and learning. 

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADING PLACE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN READING COMPREHENSION OF REPORT TEXT AT EIGHT GRADE OF MTS S. AL-HUSNA MARINDAL MEDAN ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
Siti Fitri Hasibuan
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Reading Tests ◽  
Place Strategy ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Report Text

The objective of this research is to find out the improvement of the students’ ability in reading the report text by using the trading place strategy.  The research was conducted by using Classroom Action Research (Arikunto, 2006). The subject of this study was the nineth grade students in MTs S. AL-Husna, Medan, in academic year 2016/2017. The class consisted of 30 students. The data were taken from the students’ score, observation sheet, diary notes and documentation. Based on the reading tests, the students’ score kept improvement in every test: from pre-test to post test of cycle I and post test of cycle II. The improvement can also be proved by the result of observation sheet and diary notes. Therefore, It was found that teaching reading the report text by implementing the trading place strategy could improve the students’ ability in reading comprehension of the report text.

scholarly journals The Use of Round Robin Technique to Improve The Reading Comprehension at The Eight Year Students’ of SMP Negeri 1 Suppa Kab Pinrang

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Siti hasrina ◽  
Nanning ◽  
Mujahidah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Round Robin ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Know How ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Reading Teaching ◽  
Academic Year

To solve problem in the learning process, the researcher applied an innovative technique to improve the students’ reading comprehension. The researcher offered round robin technique as a technique to teach reading. The objective of the research are expected to find out whether or not the use Round Robin technique be able to improve the students’ reading comprehension and to know how is the students’ response toward the implementation of Round Robin technique in reading comprehension of the eight year students’ at SMPN 1 Suppa Kab.Pinrang.The result of this research was expected to be useful information in the English teaching and learning process especially in the reading teaching. This research applied pre-experimental method, with two group pre-test and post-test design. The samples of the research were consisted of 23 students from six classes taken from the population at the eight year students of SMP Negeri 1 Suppa Kab.Pinrang second semester in Academic Year 2017/2018.The result of the data analysis showed that the students’ reading comprehension was improved . It could be showed from The result of the t-obtained value (2.391) was higher than t-table value (2.074). Those indicated that H0 was rejected and Ha was accepted. It meant that the students’ reading comprehension was able to increase by using round robin technique.  

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Guru dalam Menerapkan Model Pembelajaran Problem Centered Learning Melalui Focus Group Discission di Sekolah Dasar Negeri 187/X Bangun Karya Tahun 2019/2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Mujiem Mujiem
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

This research is a classroom action research that aims to improve the ability of teachers to apply the problem centered learning model of learning in the Elementary School 187/ X Bangun Karya, Academic Year 2019/2020. The subject of this study was a teacher at 187 / X Bangun Karya Elementary School, Rantau Rasau District, Tanjung Jabung Timur District, Jambi Province. This class action research was carried out in two cycles, each cycle consisting of two meetings. The results of the evaluation are converted into a recapitulation table of the results of cycle I. The conversion results state that the research has not yet reached the target, it needs to be continued with cycle II. The results of observers in the implementation phase of the second cycle showed that all parts of the learning activities were going well, so that there were no more parts of the learning activities that needed to be improved. While the results of the second cycle are converted with the results of the recapitulation table states that the study has reached the target limit of completeness criteria in the first cycle that is equal to 50% and an average of 68.7 in the initial conditions of improvement in the second cycle completeness criteria to be 100% and the average namely 91.7 states that the Focus Group Discission can improve the ability of teachers to apply the Problem Centered Learning learning model in learning in 187 / X Public Elementary School Build Work Year 2019/2020.

IMPROVE THE INTERETATION OF STUDY SUBJECTS PANCASILA AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION BY APPLYING KONSTEXTUAL LEARNING MODEL BERBASIS A TASK IN CLASS INFORMATICS XI SMK BINA ECLECTUS ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

EDUKASI ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasanudin S. Usman
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Applied Learning ◽  
Know How ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this research is to know how to incerease the students’ learning achievement that has been applied learning contextual task-based learning model and to know the influence of contextual learning in  the task-based teaching model to improve achievemen and motivation to learn the material pe civis lesson.   This research is an action research by theree rounds. Each round consists of four phases. Design activities are observation, and revesion. The subject of the research is XI grade students of Bina Informatika Ternate accademic year 2015/2016. Data obtained in the form of a formative test results, observation sheet teaching and learning activities. The results of the research showed that students’ achivement increased from round I to III that the round 1, (70.00 % ), (92,50 %)  3 cycles, conclusions of this research is the method of cooperatif learning can be a positive influence on students motivation and achievement in material udaya politics in Indonesia. It means that this model can be used as one of the alternative learning for Pkn.            Kata  kunci: PKn, cooperative learning method

scholarly journals IMPROVING BUSINESS ENGLISH AND MANAGEMENT STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 326
Author(s):  
Fariska Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Business English ◽  
Progress Test ◽  
Field Note ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Academic Year

<p>This research was purposed to find out how the use of structural analysis improve the reading comprehension of E class second semester students of Business English and Management Major Tonggak Equator Polytechnic in the academic year 2017-2018 and how significant does the use of structural analysis improve the reading comprehension of E class second semester students of Business English and Management Major Tonggak Equator Polytechnic in academic year 2017-2018. This research was classroom action research which was set out in two cycles, they are the first and second cycle. The subject of this research was E class second semester students of Business English and Management Concentration of Tonggak Equator Polytechnic in the academic year 2017-2018. Field note and test were used in collecting the data. The test consists of pre-test and progress-test. The data of the students' pre-test and progress-test score were analyzed by using the mean score and the data of the observation by using field note was analyzed descriptively. The finding of the research was structural analysis positively improved the reading comprehension of E class second semester students of Business English and Management Major Tonggak Equator Polytechnic in academic year 2017-2018 within two cycles, and the significance of the use of structural analysis in improving the reading comprehension of E class second semester students of Business English and Management Major Tonggak Equator Polytechnic in academic year 2017-2018 could be seen based on the test given they were 64 for the pre-test, 71.6 for the first progress-test and 83.4 for the second progress-test, and from the field note, that the students looked tired, sleepy, looked for answer from student beside them and could not finish the test by the time given by the researcher in the first cycle but have significant progress in the second cycle that the students looked more relax in doing the test and could finish the test by the time given by the researcher.<br />Keywords: reading comprehension, structural analysis, classroom action research.</p>

scholarly journals IMPROVING THE STUDENT’S READING SKILL TROUGH SQ3R TECHNIQUE IN MTS AL-KHAIRIYAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Titi Widiawati ◽  
Ida Nuraida ◽  
Sisca Wulansari Saputri
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Academic Year

Abstract. The objectives of this research is to figure out whether or not the implementation of SQ3R technique can improve reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of Mts Al-Khairiyah in academic year 2018/2019. Therefore, to achieve the objective, the writer conducted a action research. This research was conducted in two cycles where each cycle had 2 sessions. The data were analyzed by comparing the result of pre-test and post-test. The result post- test showed the significant improvement. This research furthermore showed that most of the subjects gave positive response that SQ3R technique was successfully applied in improving the subjects’ reading comprehension. In conclusion, the present classroom action study proved that SQ3R technique could improve reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of Mts Al-Khairiyah in academic year 2018/2019.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER (NHT) DALAM UPAYA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEAKTIFAN DAN HASIL BELAJAR MAHASISWA PRODI PENDIDIKAN IPA UST YOGYAKARTA TAHUN AKADEMIK

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tias Ernawati
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Know How ◽  
Natural Science Education ◽  
Academic Year

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui model pembelajaran NHT dapat meningkatkan keaktifan dan prestasi belajar mahasiswa Prodi Pendidikan IPA tahun ajaran 2013/2014. Jenis penelitian adalah penelitian tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari dua siklus. Masing-masing siklus berisi perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi dan refleksi. Instrumen penelitian antara lain lembar observasi dosen, lembar observasi siswa, tes hasil belajar dan angket keaktifan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terjadi peningkatan keaktifan. Pada diskusi siklus I ada 52,5% siswa aktif dan pada diskusi terakhir siklus II ada 90,8% siswa aktif. Rata-rata hasil belajar siswa meningkat 15,3 poin, dari 63,2 menjadi 78,5. Kata kunci: model NHT, keaktifan, hasil belajar Abstract: This research has been done to know how NHT as a model of study could increase activity and achievement the students of natural science education department on 2013/2014 of academic year. This was a class action research. This research consisted of two cycles. Each cycles was consist of planning, doing, observing and reflecting. The instruments of this research were lecture-observing papers, students-observing papers, evaluating papers and statements papers. The result showed increasing of students’ activity. At first discussion on first cycles, there were 52.5% active students, at last discussion on second cycles there were 90.8% active students. The average of students’ achievement has increased 15.3 points, i.e. from 63.2 to 78.5. Keywords: NHT’s model, activity, achievement

scholarly journals Improving the Eight Graders’ Reading Comprehension Comprehension through Jigsaw Technique at SMP 1 PSKD

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Adelina Fransiska
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Eighth Graders ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Jigsaw Technique

AbstractThe main objective of this research is to improve the eighth graders’ reading comprehension through Jigsaw technique at SMP 1 PSKD. This research is a classroom action research in two cycles. The research was done on April 12th, 2016 until May 24th, 2016. The subject of the research was the students of VIII class at SMP 1 PSKD. There were 27 students (13 males and 14 females). The instruments of the test are pre-test and post-test. The non instruments test are observation sheets, interview, and researcher’s diary notes. The improvement of the eighth graders’ reading comprehension scores can be seen from the result of the pre-test and post-test. The average score of the students in the pre-test was 49.03 points and in cycle 1 the average score of the students was 65.78 points. So the increase between the two tests was 16.75 or 34.16%. In the cycle 2, the average of students’ score was 75.85 points. The result of the posttest 1 was 65.78 points, so the increase from post-test 1 in cycle 1 to post-test 2 in cycle 2 was 10.07 points or 15.75%. The improvement from pre-test to post-test 2 was 54.70%. In addition to the score increase, jigsaw technique can improve the students’ enthusiasm in learning reading comprehension. It can be seen from the result of the interview. The participants were interested in learning reading comprehension through jigsaw technique because jigsaw technique helped them in comprehending the text. This research was also supported by the result of researcher’s diary notes. The researcher’s diary notes shows that there were a positive changed from cycle 1 to cycle 2. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that jigsaw technique could improve the eighth graders’ reading comprehension at SMP 1 PSKD.   Keywords: jigsaw technique, reading comprehension

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