IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION USING DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) METHOD (A Classroom Action Research at the X-2 Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Rawalo in the Academic Year 2011/2012)

RAHAYU, SEPTI (2012) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION USING DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) METHOD (A Classroom Action Research at the X-2 Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Rawalo in the Academic Year 2011/2012). Bachelor thesis, UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOKERTO.

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Abstract

This research aimed to improve students’ reading comprehension using DRTA Method in reading activity. It used classroom action research (CAR), which was conducted at X-2 grade students of SMA N 1 Rawalo in Academic Year 2011/2012 as the subject of this research. The population of the class was 32 students. It was done on 28th March until 11st April 2012. This research did collaboration with the English teacher in the class. The CAR was carried out based on Kemmis and McTaggart design. This research took two cycles with 2 actions in each cycle. Each cycle consisted of planning, acting, observing, reflecting and evaluating. This research applied both qualitative data and quantitative data that were test, observation and questionnaire. The result of this research showed that there was a significant improvement in students’ reading comprehension after implementing the CAR using DRTA Method in reading activity. The average score of the students in reading test in cycle 1 was 58.65 and 69.00 in cycle 2. Therefore, the improvement in cycle 1 was 40.07% and improved again to 64.8% in cycle 2. So, the improvement of students’ reading comprehension from cycle 1 to cycle 2 was 24.73%. The improvement also happened in students’ reading activity. It was 40.05% in Cycle 1 and improved to 59.68% in Cycle 2. The improvement of questionnaire which was gained from then 10 questions showed that the students gave positive response to the implementation of DRTA Method in reading activity. The average of the students’ questionnaire that filled “Yes” was 84.68%. Those data proved that DRTA Method in reading activity could improve the students’ reading comprehension

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