IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS BY USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN SMP 4 KUDUS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

PUTRI SARI, ANA (2014) IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS BY USING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN SMP 4 KUDUS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014. Update Test thesis, Universitas Muria Kudus.

[thumbnail of HAL JUDUL+-]
Preview
PDF (HAL JUDUL+-)
Hal_Judul.pdf - Accepted Version

Download (781kB)
[thumbnail of BAB I] PDF (BAB I)
CHAPTER_I.pdf - Accepted Version
Restricted to Registered users only

Download (209kB) | Request a copy
[thumbnail of BAB II] PDF (BAB II)
CHAPTER_II.pdf - Accepted Version
Restricted to Registered users only

Download (465kB) | Request a copy
[thumbnail of BAB III] PDF (BAB III)
CHAPTER_III.pdf - Accepted Version
Restricted to Registered users only

Download (473kB) | Request a copy
[thumbnail of BAB IV] PDF (BAB IV)
CHAPTER_IV.pdf - Accepted Version
Restricted to Registered users only

Download (318kB) | Request a copy
[thumbnail of BAB V] PDF (BAB V)
CHAPTER_V.pdf - Accepted Version
Restricted to Registered users only

Download (125kB) | Request a copy
[thumbnail of BAB VI] PDF (BAB VI)
CHAPTER_VI.pdf - Accepted Version
Restricted to Registered users only

Download (185kB) | Request a copy
[thumbnail of DAFTAR PUSTAKA]
Preview
PDF (DAFTAR PUSTAKA)
Bibliography....pdf - Accepted Version

Download (106kB)
[thumbnail of LAMPIRAN] PDF (LAMPIRAN)
Appendix.pdf - Accepted Version
Restricted to Registered users only

Download (1MB) | Request a copy

Abstrak

In Indonesia, English is one of requirement lesson in the school. Not only for the students in junior high school and senior high school but also by students in the kindengarden up to university, they get the subject. In learning English, students get the four basic skills. They are listening, speaking, reading and the last is writing. One of them is reading,reading is a process that readers understand the content of a text. Comprehending of the text is very important in reading. Students can know the message of the text if they understand it. The purpose of this research are to find out if Graphic Organizer can improve reading comprehension of eighth grade students in SMP 4 Kudus in the academic year 2013/2014 and to describe the effectiveness of Graphic Organizer strategy to improve reading comprehension skills of eighth grade students in SMP 4 Kudus in the academic year 2013/2014. This research is a classroom action research. There are four steps in action research, there are: planning (identify a problem), acting (collect data), observing (analyze and interpret data), reflecting (develop and action).To know the improvement of reading skill by using graphic organizer, the writer got the result from students’ score of the reading test and also observation sheet. The data analysis shows that graphic organizers can improve the reading skill of the eighth grade students of SMP 4 Kudus. From the calculation, the average score from the first cycle is 72.8 with the highest score is 80 and lowest score is 60. In the second cycle there was significant improvement by the score of the students. The mean score is 82 with the highest score is 85 and the lowest score is 70. It means that the reading skill of the eighth grade students are improved. From the facts above, so that I suggest the English teachers may take the benefit from using Graphic Organizer. Because the graphic organizers help the students to break down the text of story. In completing the graphic, the students looked enjoy, fun and comfortable in process of teaching learning. So, they can understand about the content of the text.

Item Type: Skripsi/ Thesis (Update Test)
Dosen Pembimbing: pembimbing I: Diah Kurniati, S.Pd,M.Pd pembimbing II: Dr. Slamet Utomo,M.Pd
Kata Kunci: Key words: Reading Skill, Graphic Organizer, The eighth grade students of SMP 4 Kudus.
Subjects: Bahasa dan sastra > Bahasa Inggris
Program Studi: Fakultas Keguruan & Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Ririn Mela Safitri
Date Deposited: 19 Sep 2014 01:32
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2014 01:32
URI: http://eprints.umk.ac.id/id/eprint/3138

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item