scholarly journals TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH PEER TUTORING TECHNIQUE TO THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA SANTA MARIA KABANJAHE IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2020/2021

2021 ◽  
pp. 175-186
Author(s):  
Florentina Sembiring ◽  
Viator Lumban Raja ◽  
Jontra Jusat Pangaribuan
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Peer Tutoring ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
Academic Year

The aims of this study are to prove whether Peer Tutoring Technique can improve students’ reading comprehension and to know the students’ responses after being taught by using Peer Tutoring technique. This research is Classroom Action Research (CAR) which was conducted by Teaching Reading Comprehension Through Peer Tutoring technique to the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Santa Maria Kabanjahe Class X IPA II in the Academic Year of 2020/2021. The quantitative data analysis showed that the students’ mean score increased continuously from 46,42 in pre-test, 68,33 in formative test, and 80,38 in post-test. The percentage of the students’ score increased from pre-test to post-test was 69,69%. The qualitative data analysis showed that the students’ responses after being taught by using Peer Tutoring t echnique are very good. It can be seen from observation sheets and field notes; they felt more confident, enthusiastic and motivated to learn reading comprehension on narrative texts after Peer Tutoring technique was applied. The responses of students it can be seen from the total percentage of questionnaires strongly agree about 46,66% and followed by the highest percentage of agree about 46,06%. The Peer Tutoring technique was  beneficial and  effective  for  teaching  reading  comprehension.  It  is suggested  that  English  teachers  use  Peer  Tutoring  technique  as  an  alternative technique  in teaching reading to the students in Senior High School in order to improve their students’ reading comprehension.

scholarly journals TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION USING TEAM ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION (TAI) TECHNIQUE

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Euis Setiati ◽  
Intan Satriani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Accelerated Instruction ◽  
Academic Year

This study aims at examining whether students’ reading comprehension can be improved by using Team Accelerated Instruction (TAI) technique. This research used pre experimental design with one group pretest and post-test. The sample of this research was 34 students of tenth grade of SMK Pasundan 1 Cimahi in academic year 2017/2018. The instrument of this research was test which consist of multiple choice question. The data of this research was collected by giving reading comprehension test to students. The collected data of this research was analyzed using SPSS program. Then, the result of data analysis showed that mean of pretest 55.59 and after the implementation of Team Accelerated Instruction (TAI) technique the mean of posttest became 67.79. It shows that there are significant differences between pretest and posttest. Based on the data analysis, the null hypothesis was rejected. In other words, teaching reading comprehension using Team Accelerated Instruction (TAI) technique had significance improvement on students’ reading comprehension. The implementation of Team Accelerated Instruction (TAI) technique in teaching reading comprehension was able to resolve those difficulties since it required the students to share, discuss, and unite their thought or problem on comprehending the content of the text with other members of their group.

TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION OF NARRATIVE TEXT TO THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emi Br Bukit ◽  
Berlin Sibarani ◽  
Rika Rika
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

This study aims at describing how the teachers teach reading comprehension of narrative text to the tenth grade students in Sibolangit and revealing the underlying reasons of why do they do that way. This study was conducted by using qualitative research design. The subject of this study were two english teachers who taught at tenth grade students of two SMA in Sibolangit they are : SMA Negeri  1 Sibolangit  and SMA RK Deli Murni Bandar Baru in academic year 2016/ 2017. The data were analyzed by using Miles and Huberman data analysis technique. The  technique of collecting the data was recorded from the classroom process in teaching reading comprehension of narrative text. The findings of the study show that most of teachers’ ways are not yet focusing on teaching reading comprehension but rather focusing teaching the knowledge of genre. The underlying reason of the teachers’ ways in teaching reading comprehension did not facilitate reading comprehension. It was due to the misperception of the concept of teaching reading comprehension.  Keywords : Teaching,Reading Comprehension,Narrative Text.

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 Comprehending Personal Experience: Implementing Buzz Group in Teaching Reading

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Dian Hapsari ◽  
M Sayid Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Academic Year

The students’ reading comprehension of SMA Negeri 2 Tumijajar is still low especially in reading personal recount text. To solve the problem, the researcher applied Buzz Group. The objective of this research is to know whether there is a significant influence of using buzz group towards students’ reading comprehension on personal recount text at the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 2 Tumijajar in the academic 2018/2019. The research methodology was quasi experimental design. In this research, the population was the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 2 Tumijajar. The sample of this research was two classes consisting of 33 students for experimental class and 33 students for control class. In the experimental class, the researcher used buzz group and in the control class the teacher used think pair share. The treatments were held in 3 meetings in which 2 x 45 minutes for each class. In collecting data, the researcher used instrument in the form of multiple choice questions which had been tried out prior to the treatments. The instrument was given in pre-test and post-test. The researcher analyzed the data using SPSS to compute independent sample t-test. From the data analysis computed by SPSS, it was obtained that Sig. = 0.002 and α = 0.05. It means Ha is accepted because Sig. < α = 0.002 < 0.05. Therefore, there is a significant influence of using buzz group towards students’ reading comprehension on personal recount text at the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 2 Tumijajar in the academic year 2018/2019.

THE USE OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING METHOD TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' SKILL IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS TO THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA SWASTA SANTA MARIA KABANJAHE IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2020/2021

2021 ◽  
pp. 92-105
Author(s):  
Yosephin Kristina Barus ◽  
Anna Stasya Prima Sari ◽  
Karisma E. Tarigan
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
Academic Year

This research was primarily carried out to prove that Project Based Learning (henceforth, PBL) method is effective to improve the students’ skill in writing descriptive texts and to describe the students’ responses towards the learning teaching processes of writing descriptive texts through the use of PBL method. This is Classroom Action Research (henceforth, CAR) which consisted of two cycles. Each cycle consisted of three meeting, excluded pre-test and post-test. There are seven classes in the eleventh grade of SMA Swasta Santa Maria Kabanjahe. There are 36 students in the XI IPA 4 as the research subjects. The analysis of quantitative data showed the improvement of students’ skill in writing descriptive texts. It was shown by the mean score of the pre-test (49,69), the formative test (74,22) and the post-test (82,33). The percentage of the students’ score increased from pre-test to post-test (65,68%). The responses of students can be seen from the total percentage of questionnaires strongly agree about 46,75% and followed by the highest percentage agree about 50,92%. It is advisable that English teachers apply PBL method as a method in order to improve their students’ writing skill. 

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION BY USING INQUIRY CHART STRATEGY TO THE NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP SWASTA KATOLIK BUDI MURNI 2 MEDAN

2020 ◽  
pp. 158-190
Author(s):  
Rahul Sitinjak ◽  
Karisma E Tarigan ◽  
Anna Stasya Prima Sari
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Total Percentage ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Improvement Score ◽  
Better Than

The aim of this study is to find that Inquiry Chart Strategy works effectively on improving students’ reading comprehension and to know the students’ responses after being taught by using Inquiry Chart Strategy. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a classroom action research was designed and carried out in this study. The participants of this study are 25 students of class IX-4 of SMP Swasta Budi Murni 2 Medan in the academic year 2018/2019. Test, observation sheet and field notes were used as the instruments for collecting data. The result of the study showed significant improvement of the students’ skill in reading. It is proven by the students’ mean score of each test: pre test is 50 with 12%, formative test is 73,92 with 72%, and post test is 87,6 with 92%. And then the percentage of the students’ improvement score from pre-test to post-test was 75.2%. And the total percentage of strongly agree was 55.2%. In addition, the analysis result of the observation sheet and field notes showed that Inquiry Chart Strategy changed the students’ learning behaviour became better than before. They were more enthusiastic during the learning teaching process in each cycle. Based on the result of those study instruments, it can be concluded that using Inquiry Chart Strategy gives the improvement to the students’ reading comprehension. This strategy is suggested to English teacher to apply it in teaching learning reading in order to improve students’ reading comprehension. The writer also suggests to other writers to explore other studies on Inquiry Chart Strategy to improve the students’ reading comprehension and try to apply this technique in different language skills.

Suggestopedia method as an effective method in teaching reading comprehension for senior high school

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-101
Author(s):  
Deavy Safitri Murfita ◽  
Dian Novita
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Program Calculation ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Main Activity ◽  
Test Treatment

This research is to know is there is significant effect in reading comprehension achievement in X grade at SMK Walisongo 1 Gempol, being taught by suggestopedia method. This research uses quantitative research. The research’s object is X AK-2 of SMK Walisongo 1 Gempol has 28 students. The researcher divides the main activity into pre-test, treatment and post-test. Based on the SPSS 23 Program calculation from mean result of pre-test 70.1 and the result mean of post-test is 83.5. The students’ score is increasing after being given by the treatment. The result of the calculation of this research showed that (sig 2-tailed = 0.002) which is less from (<) 0.05 and significance 5%. It mean that the alternative hypothesis is accepted and the null hypothesis is rejected. From the result of the data analysis above, the use suggestopedia method gives significant effect in students’ reading comprehension achievement This article investigates major points of the speech verbs. On this case, different meaning of verbs was analyzed from Russian into English.  Therefore, analyses of the theory with methodology were described to make better diffusion. To conclude with both outcomes and shortcomings were outlined to get further analyses as the whole.

scholarly journals The EFFECTIVENESS OF SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION OF NARRATIVE TEXT AT X GRADE IN SMAN 1 WOLOWAE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Theofilus Usu ◽  
Adi Adi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean

The present study aims at exams the effectiveness of small group discusssion in teaching reading comprehension of narrative text of the tenth -grade students of SMA NEGERI 1 WOLOWAE. Teaching reading comprehension is recommended in Senior High School because reading comprehension is very important. In competence based on curriculum, students are understanding to comprehending the conten of the text. The research is carried out through quantitative research with an experimental method because the researcher gives treatment in teaching writing. In conducting the research, the researcher uses one group pre-test-post-test design. The researcher gave pre-test before treatment and post-test after treatment to get the data. In this research, the researcher took twenty students as a sample. The result of the study shows that the score of pre-test was 61 while the mean score of post-test was 81.5 and the mean score of differentiate was 20.5. On the other side, it was found that the result of t-score is bigger than t-table (9,71 > 2,11) at the significant level of 0,05. Therefore, based on the hypothesis testing, we can conclude that the Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) is accepted while the Null Hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. Based on the result, it can be concluded that the using small group discussion as a method is effective to increase students reading comprehension of the students’ of Senior High School, especially for the tenth grade of SMA NEGERI 1 WOLOWAE. Based on this findings, it is suggested, that the teacher should try to apply an interesting method.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING PRONUNCIATION THROUGH JAZZ CHANTS METHOD

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-96
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Nurhayati ◽  
Nurhamdah Nurhamdah
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Test Design ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Cumulative Score ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Teaching Pronunciation ◽  
Academic Year

This study expected to find out the effectiveness of teaching pronunciation through jazz chants and the students’ response toward the implementation of jazz chants method in teaching pronunciation at the eight grade of MTsN Parepare. The result of this research was expected to be useful information in the English teaching and learning process especially in the pronunciation teaching. This research applied pre-experimental method, with two group pre-test and post-test design. The samples of the research were consisted of 27 students from five classes taken from the population at the eight grade students of MTsN Parepare first semester in Academic Year 2018/2019.The result of the data analysis showed that the students’ pronunciation abilitywas improved. It could be showed from the result of the t-obtained value (7.698) was higher than t-table value (1.706). Those indicated that H0 was rejected and Ha was accepted. It meant that the students’ pronunciationwas able increased by using jazz chants method. Besides that, the result of the questionnaire showed that most of the students agree and had a positive response in learning pronunciation by using jazz chants method. It could be showed from the result of the cumulative percentage on the fifteen items of the questionnaire was 89,28 (very strong), while the cumulative score that they got the questionnaire was 1808 (strongly agree). Based on the result of data analysis above, the researcher then concluded that the students’ pronunciation ability was improved and it is effective to teaching pronunciation through jazz chants at the eight grade of MTsN Parepare.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PEER ASSISTED LEARNING STRATEGY (PALS) IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION (A Mixed Method Study at Tenth Grade in One of Senior High Schools in Ciamis)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suci Fitriani ◽  
Wawan Tarwana
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Peer Assisted Learning ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test

ABSTRACTThis article is aimed at finding out the effectiveness on implementing Peer Assisted Learning Strategy (PALS) in teaching reading comprehension and investigating the students’ perceptions on implementing this method. This study used mixed method study which employed quantitative and qualitative research design. Quantitative data were analyzed by using pre-test and post-test, the qualitative data was analyzed by using close ended questionnaire. The population of this study were the students of tenth grade in one of senior high school in Ciamis and the researcher selected a particular class, which was sciences for a total 38 students as the sample. Based on statistical result, after implementing PALS in teaching reading comprehension of recount text, the significant improvement of reading comprehension showed from result of pre-test and post-test. In the pre-test the average score of students was 71.84, and in the post test the average score of students was 87.37. Thus, the use of Peer Assisted Learning Strategy (PALS) is effective in teaching reading comprehension of recount text. In addition, from the analysis of close ended questionnaire, the students was gave a positive responses towards PALS in teaching reading comprehension of recount text. In conclusion, the student‘s reading comprehension was effective and the students were able to comprehend the text through PALS. Based on these finding, it is recommended for English teachers to implementing PALS to improve students’ reading comprehension. Keywords: peer assisted learning strategy, reading comprehension, recount text 

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