Open AccessImproving Students' Reading Comprehension by Using SQ3R Method
Author(s) -
Ahmad Bakhtiar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
scope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-0334
pISSN - 2541-0326
DOI - 10.30998/scope.v2i02.2405
Subject(s) - eleventh , reading comprehension , action research , mathematics education , reading (process) , computer science , academic year , psychology , linguistics , physics , philosophy , acoustics
In this research, the writer uses an action research. For collecting the data, the writer uses test and observation. The data sources of the research are the eleventh grade of MA Mutmainah Bogor which consists of 38 students and an English Teacher as the observer. Cycle I consists of planning, action, observation and reflection. Cycle II added by the revision of cycle I. Based on the results of the research, in cycle I the percentage of students who achieved Minimum Accomplishment Criteria (MAC) 75 is 63%. In other words, 24 students had achieved Minimum Accomplishment Criteria (MAC), while 14 students have not reached MAC. In cycle II, all of students have reached Minimum Accomplishment Criteria (MAC). The result shows, in cycle II all of the students are able to comprehend the text and to determain the main idea and reached Minimum Accomplishment Criteria (MAC) in reading it is 75. Thus, the hypothesis in this research is acceptable. It means, there is a significant increasing in using SQ3R method to improve the students’ reading comprehension at the eleventh grade of MA Mutmainah Bogor. Therefore, the research was discontinued on the second cycle.