scholarly journals The Correlation between Reading Comprehension and Students’ Ability in Answering Cloze Test of The Seventh Grade Students at SMP N 1 Kalipuro Banyuwangi in The 2014/2015 Academic Year

LUNAR ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Piyani Piyani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
New Information ◽  
Comprehension Process ◽  
Essay Test ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling ◽  
Cloze Test

Reading comprehension is a process of comprehending meaning from a text. In reading process, especially about English text, the readers can enrich their vocabulary and their knowledge. Reading also can increase their experience because the reader know about a new information which do not know before. Reading comprehension is important for student. Because reading comprehension can give them some idea for written. In reading comprehension process they imagine about the contain of the text and they can retell about the text in form of written. In this thesis, the researcher held a research about the correlation study between reading comprehension and students’ ability in answering cloze test of the seventh grade students at SMPN 1 Kalipuro Banyuwangi in the 2014/2015 Academic Year. The objective of this research is to investigate correlation between reading comprehension and students’ ability in answering cloze test. the data of the research collected by test, the researcher used essay test to collect score of reading comprehension and cloze test. The determination of the respondent Population of this research was taken from the Seventh years students at SMPN 1 Kalipuro Banyuwangi in the 2014/2015 academic year. They are 37 students as the research sample which was taken by using cluster random sampling. Based on the result of the data analysis of product moment formula, it can be known the statistical value of correlation coefficient is higher than the “r” table. That is 0,59 > 0,325. It indicated that there was correlation between reading comprehension and students’ ability in answering cloze test. And the level of correlation between reading comprehension and students’ ability base on the result of statistical formula in answering cloze test was enough

scholarly journals TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION BY USING PREDICT, LOCATE, ADD NOTE STRATEGY TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 LUBUKLINGGAU

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
Maria Ramasari ◽  
Cintia Novtarina
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mastery Criteria ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

The purpose of this research was to find out whether or not it is significantly effective to teach reading comprehension by using Predict, Locate, Add Note strategy to the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 2 Lubuklinggau in the academic year of 2016/2017. The researcher used pre experimental method with one group pre-test and post-test design. The population was all the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Lubuklinggau which consisted of 440 students. The sample was taken through cluster random sampling. The sample was 40 students. The data was collected through test consisted of 20 items of multiple choices. The data were analyzed through four techniques: 1) students’ individual score, 2) minimum mastery criteria, 3) normality, and 4) matched t-test calculation. The result of this research: (1) the mean students’ score in the pre-test was 62.3, (2) The mean score of post-test was 77.3, and (3) the result of Matched t-test was 10.86, which was higher than 1.684 value of the t-table of 39 (40-1) with 95% significant level for one tailed-test. Therefore, null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It means that it was significantly effective to teach reading comprehension by using Predict, Locate, Add Note Strategy to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Lubuklinggau in academic year of 2016/2017.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENERAPAN MODEL TPS (THINK PAIR SHARE) TERHADAP MINAT BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VII PADA MATA PELAJARAN BIOLOGI DI MTs NEGERI 1 PALEMBANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
Leny Marlina ◽  
Ummi Hiras Habisukan ◽  
Devy Arfika
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
T Test ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Living Things ◽  
Design Type ◽  
Learning Interest ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

TPS (think pair share) commonly called the methods of teaching and learning to think, pair,and share. This model gives students the opportunity to learn and work independently of eachother. Models TPS (think pair share) has three steps, namely think, pair, and share. Each ofthe steps have a strategy that will allow the students to learn. The aim of the study was todetermine the effect of Think Pair Share toward student’ s learning interest result on thebiological at grade VII of MTs Negeri 1 Palembang for academic years on 2016/2017. Themethod was true experimental design with Posttest-Only Control Design type. The populationin this research were all students of seventh grade of MTs Negeri 1 Palembang on 2016/2017academic year. The sample was taken by using Cluster Random sampling. The sample wasstudents as experiment class at grade VIIC and students as a control class at grade VIIB. Theinstrument of the study was the questionairre. The data analysis used t-test, and obtained ttest= 2,922 of significant 0,05 that ttable = 1,667, so it can be concluded that by t-test> t-tablemeans that alternative hypothesis was accepted. Based on the results of this study concludedthat the learning model TPS (think pair share) increase interest in studying biology on thetopic of the interaction of living things and the environment in the seventh grade students ofMTs Negeri 1 Palembang in Academic Year 2016/2017

scholarly journals UPAYA MENINGKATKAN PEROLEHAN KOSAKATA DALAM PEMAHAMAN MEMBACA BAHASA INGGRIS MENGGUNAKAN VSS PADA SISWA SMP

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Windarti Windarti ◽  
C. Asri Budiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Academic Year

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan perolehan kosakata dalam pemahaman membaca bahasa Inggris menggunakan Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy (VSS) siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 3 Kalasan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK), yang terdiri dari dua siklus. Tiap siklus terdiri dari empat tahap, yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 32 siswa kelas VII B SMP Negeri 3 Kalasan tahun ajaran 2013/2014. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu observasi, tes, dan wawancara. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu deskriptif kuantitatif dan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa penerapan strategi VSS dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan perolehan kosakata dalam pemahaman membaca bahasa Inggris. Peningkatan hasil belajar siswa ditunjukkan dengan meningkatnya jumlah siswa yang lulus standar KKM pada siklus I dan II. Nilai rata-rata tes pada siklus I adalah 77,2. Nilai rata-rata tes pada siklus II adalah 82,4. Kesimpulan pada penelitian ini adalah bahwa penerapan strategi VSS dapat meningkatkan perolehan kosakata bahasa Inggris dalam pemahaman membaca siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 3 Kalasan. Kata kunci: VSS, perolehan kosakata, pemahaman membaca bahasa Inggris. THE EFFORT TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION USING VSS ON THE STUDENTS OF SMP Abstract This study aims to improve vocabulary acquisition in English reading comprehension using Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy (VSS) on the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Kalasan. This was an action reserch study consisting of two cycles. Each cycle consisted of four steps, namely planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The research subjects were 32 seventh grade students of SMP 3 Kalasan in the academic year of 2013/2014. The data were collected through observation, tests, and interviews and analyzed by means of quantitative and qualitative descriptive techniques.The result shows that VSS could be used to improve vocabulary acquisition in English reading comprehension. The increase of students` learning achievement was shown through the increasing number of students who passed the KKM in cycle I and II. The avarage test score in cycle I was 77.2. The average test scores in cycle II was 82.4. The conclusion of this research is that the implementation of VSS could improve the vocabulary acquisition in English reading comprehension on the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Kalasan. Keywords: VSS, vocabulary acquisition, English reading comprehension

scholarly journals A Descriptive Study on the Seventh Grade students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement at SMP SUNAN GIRI CLURING in the 2013/2014 Academic Year

LUNAR ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Tersia Dara Yuanita
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Comprehension Test ◽  
Academic Year

In this research, the researcher wanted to describe about the students’reading comprehension achievement. This research design was applied ondescriptive quantitative research. The respondent was the seventh classstudents at SMP Sunan Giri CLuring in 2013/2014 Academic Year. The totalrespondent was 22 students from one class determined through population. The primary data was a reading comprehension test as an achievement testin the form of multiple choices. The result was analyzed statistically inpercentage then descriptively which presented the students’ scores for theirachievement in Literal Reading Comprehension, and Inferential ReadingComprehension. The secondary data was taken from the documentationand interview. The results of the research showed that the seventh class students’ achievement in reading comprehension is good (73,4%). The details are good(75,4%) for Literal Reading comprehension. And was fair (67,2%) for InferentialReading comprehension. The students get the lowest achievement for Inferential ReadingComprehension and the highest achievement for Literal ReadingComprehension. The students need to improve their vocabulary in order tomake them easier in reading comprehension especially for InferentialReading Comprehension.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of ROR in Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Agustina Nababan ◽  
Dewi Yana ◽  
Sri Sugiharti
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Rank Ordering ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

The objective of this research was to know the effectiveness of Rank Ordering Retell Strategy on reading comprehension of the eight grade students’ of SMP Advent Batam in academic year 2015/2016. The method was used in this research is experimental research, the research focused on True experimental Design. The population in this research was all students of eight grade students at SMP Advent Batam in academic year 2015/2016. The number of the entire students is 163. The researcher used cluster random sampling technique to determine class of the research. The subject of the study was the grade VIII – 2 and VIII – 3. There were 32 students each class. The researcher conducted research in two classes. The first class (VIII – 2) was as experiment class and the second class (VIII – 3) as control class. The experiment class was taught reading narrative text using Rank Ordering Retell Strategy, while control class was taught reading narrative text using conventional strategy (lecture method). In analyzing the data, the researcher used a quantitative measurement to find the result. The analysis of the data showed that there was a significant difference of the students’ achievement before conducted treatment the average of the students’ was 62.34 for experimental class and 64.22 for control class. While the average of the students’ achievement after conducted treatment in experimental class was 79.38 and in control class was 68.75. Based on this finding, it can be concluded that the used of Rank Ordering Retell Strategy gave significant effect in reading comprehension than the use of conventional strategy (lecture method).Keywords:  rank ordering retell strategy, reading comprehension, narrative text.

scholarly journals The Use of Suggestopedia to Develop Students’ Writing Skill in English : A Case of the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 2 Mranggen in Academic Year 2014 / 2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizka Yuliani
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Essay Test ◽  
Academic Year

This study is concerned with the improvement of the students’ mastery of writing skill of SMP N 2 Mranggen who are taught by using suggestopedia. The main objectives of this research are: (1) To find out the students’ writing ability, before being taught using suggestopedia method, (2) To find out the students’ writing ability, after being taught using suggestopedia method, (3) To find out the difference of the students’ writing ability, before and after being taught using suggestopedia method. This study is a pre experimental research, which uses one class as the experiment class in 7B of SMP N 2 Mranggen. The population of the research is the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Mranggen. The writer used pre-test and post-test to find out the differences between the students’ research who were taught by suggestopedia in SMP N 2 Mranggen. The instrument of this research was essay test. The test was to measure students’ mastery of writing descriptive text in SMP N 2 Mranggen. There is significant difference  in writing skill on descriptive text of the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Mranggen in the academic year 2014 / 2015 after and before they had been taught by using suggestopedia. It can be seen from the result difference  of ttest and ttable. The result of ttable and ttest  is got 2,04 < 12,52 >  2,75. From this result ttest is higher than ttable.. In conclusion, teaching using suggestopedia to improve students’ writing skill is effective. The fact that, the students’ ability increased and they can make a descriptive text well. It means that using suggestopedia can help students to improve their writing skill.

scholarly journals APPLYING MURDER TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP SANTO THOMAS 1 MEDAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2020/2021

2021 ◽  
pp. 162-174
Author(s):  
Siska Ria Pandiangan ◽  
Anna Stasya Prima Sari Sinaga ◽  
Fiber Yun A. Ginting
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Alternative Technique ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of this study is to find whetever Murder technique works effectively on improving students’ reading comprehension and to describe the students’ responses towards the application of Murder technique in the learning teaching processes of reading comprehension. The subject of the study in the seventh grade students of SMP Santo Thomas 1 Medan in the Academic Year of 2020/2021 consisting 32 students of class VII-A. This study  was conducted by applying Classroom Action Research (henceforth CAR). The result of the test showed that the students’  mean  score in pre-test is 55,00  with 16% of students got ≥ 70, in formative test is 68,13 with 38% of students got score ≥ 70, and 83,13 in post test  with 100% of students got score ≥ 70. The qualitative data analysis showed that the students’ responses after being taught by using Murder Technique are very good. The percentage students who strongly agree is 26 (81%), agree is 27 (84%), there is no students choose strongly disagree and disagree. It is suggested that the English teachers use Murder Technique as an alternative technique in teaching reading to the students in Junior High School in order to improve their students’ reading comprehension.

scholarly journals The Effects of the PORPE Method on Students’ Reading Comprehension and Metacognitive Awareness

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 569
Author(s):  
Saiful Saiful ◽  
Baso Jabu ◽  
Haryanto Atmowardoyo
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness Inventory ◽  
Essay Test ◽  
Academic Year

This research was conducted to ascertain: (1) whether or not the application of the PORPE method improves the students’ reading comprehension and (2) whether or not the application of PORPE method improves the students’ metacognitive awareness. The research method employed a quasi-experimental design. The population of this study was the second semester students at Makasssar Muhammadiyah University in the 2015/2016 academic year. The population consisted of two group design and Each group consisted of 32 to 33 students. The sample was chosen by applying total sampling technique. The researcher had the students answer an essay test and take a metacognitive awareness inventory questionaire. The research result showed that: (1) the application of the PORPE method improved the students’ reading comprehension and (2) there is no effect of PORPE in regarding the students’ metacognitive awareness.

scholarly journals IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH CONCEPT ORIENTED READING INSTRUCTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
Restu Januarty
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Main Ideas ◽  
Inferential Comprehension ◽  
Essay Test ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Literal Comprehension

The objcetive of this research aimed to improve the students reading comprehension at the level of literal and inferential comprehension. This research was a pre-experimental research, which employed one-group pretest-posttest. This research was conducted through three steps of process: pre-test, treatment and post-test to investigate the improvement of the student’s reading comprehension through the implementation of CORI. Pretest was done to measure the students reading comprehension before conducting the treatment. The treatment, which was the teaching and learning process, was conducted in four meetings in which CORI was applied as method to improve the students reading comprehension. After the treatment, post-test was done to measure the students reading comprehension after the implementation of CORI. Location of this research is the seventh Grade students of SMP Negeri 7 Masamba, at academic year 2015/2016. The total numbers of subjects were 41 students, which were divided into 2 classrooms VII A and VII B. There is two variables of this research; the use of CORI as the independent variable and reading comprehension is the dependent variable. In this research, reading comprehension test was the instruments to collect the data related to the student’s reading comprehension at the level of literal and inferential comprehension. The test consisted of multiple choices to assess the student’s literal comprehension and essay test to measure the student’s inferential comprehension. In testing the hypothesis, t-test was employed. The calculation was done by using SPSS v.20. In summary, CORI improved the student’s ability to understand and identify the explicitly or directly state the information given in the text; for example, the characters of the story, their traits, place and time where the story taken place, main ideas, details, cause and effect and sequences in the text. Following the improvement of the student’s literal comprehension, the student’s inferential comprehension was also improved.

KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN SISWA KELAS V SEMESTER GENAP SD NEGERI 1 GULAK GALIK TELUK BETUNG UTARA BANDAR LAMPUNG TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018/2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Sari
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Essay Test ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

This study discusses the problem of reading comprehension of students of SD Negeri 1 Teluk Betung Galik North Bandar Lampung 2018/2019 academic year. The ability to read comprehension in this study includes: (a) disclosure of the contents of the reading, themes, and facts; (b) the ability to retell; and (c) the ability to draw reading conclusions. This study aims to find out and describe how the level of reading comprehension of students. To achieve the objectives of the study, the authors used a descriptive qualitative method, while the data collection techniques were essay test techniques. The population in this study amounted to 30 students and the study sample was set at 30 people. The sampling technique used is the total sampling technique. Analyzing the data in this study is to use a percentage. Reading comprehension ability in fifth grade students in even semester SD Negeri 1 Teluk Betung Galik North Bandar Lampung 2018/2019 academic year obtained an average score of 69.99 this value is included in the criteria enough. Based on the aspects of the assessment, the value of reading comprehension in the aspects of the disclosure of reading content, themes, and facts is in the sufficient category with an average score of 61.66. The ability to read comprehension in the aspect of retelling ability is in a sufficient category with an average score of 66.66. The ability to read comprehension in the aspect of the ability to draw reading conclusions is in a good category with an average score of 83.33.  

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