INCREASING STUDENTS’ READING ABILITY THROUGH STUDENT TEAMS– ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION (STAD) TECHNIQUE (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH AT EIGHT A GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP ISLAM MAJENANG IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 / 2012)

MUHLISOH, . (2012) INCREASING STUDENTS’ READING ABILITY THROUGH STUDENT TEAMS– ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION (STAD) TECHNIQUE (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH AT EIGHT A GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP ISLAM MAJENANG IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 / 2012). Bachelor thesis, UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOKERTO.

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Abstract

This research was aimed at increasing the students’ reading ability through STAD technique. It used classroom action research (CAR) which was conducted at VIII A grade students of SMP Islam Majenang inacademic year 2011/ 2012 as the subject of the research. The number of the students was 37 students comprised of 17 males and 20 females. This study was done on six months (from October until March). CAR was carried out on the Kemmis and Mc. Taggart design. The writer took 2 cycles with 2 actions in each cycle. Each cycle consisted on planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The writer applied both quantitative and qualitative data that were test, observation, interview and documentation. The result of the research showed that the mean of the students reading test in cycle 1 was 10.35% and in cycle 2 was 15.98%. Therefore, the improvement of students’ reading mastery from cycle 1 to cycle 2 was 5.63% . It was supported by the improvement of observation and interview result. The observation result showed that the mean of the students in reading activities in cycle 1 was 25.95% and in cycle 2 was 44.32%. Then, the improvement from cycle 1 to cycle 2 was 18.37% . From the interview result, some students gave positive response and showed that the students felt happy, enthusiatic and motivated in teaching learning process.Based on the data above, STAD technique was able to increas the students’ reading ability.

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