Using story mapping through cooperative learning to improve the eight graders reading ability of SMP Negeri 4 Malang / Niken Dwiretno Galuh A.
| Main Author: | Galuh A., Niken Dwiretno |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
| Terbitan: |
, 2009
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.um.ac.id/10889/ |
Daftar Isi:
- ABSTRACTAgrikaltariniGaluhDwiretnoNiken.2008.UsingStoryMappingThroughCooperativeLearningtoImprovetheEightGradersReadingAbilityofSMPNegeri4Malang.ThesisEnglishDepartmentFacultyofLetters.StateUniversityofMalang.AdvisorDra.SriAndreaniM.Ed.KeyWordsstorymappingcooperativelearningimprovereadingandability.Thisstudyisintendedtodescribehowtheuseofstorymappingcanhelptheeightgradersimprovetheirabilityincomprehendingreadingtexts.Theresearcherwasinterestedindoingthestudybecausetheteachingtechniqueappliedbytheteacherwasnoteffectivetomakethestudentcomprehendreadingtextandalsobecausethestudentsscoresinreadingwerebelowtheminimummasterylearningstandard(SKBM).ThesubjectsofthestudywerethestudentsofclassVIIIBofSMPNegeri4Malang.ThestudywasdesignedasaclassroomactionresearchfollowingKemmisandMcTaggartsmodel.Thestudywasconductedintwocycleseachofwhichconsistedoffourstepsnamelyplanningimplementationobservationandreflection.Intheplanningstagetheresearcherdesignedthelessonplanpreparedtheresearchinstrumentspreparedtheinstrumentofevaluationofthestudentsmasteryandpreparedthecriteriaofsuccess.Intheimplementationstagetheresearcherconductedwhathadbeendesignedinthelessonplan.Intheobservationstagetheresearcherrecordedandcollecteddataofthestorymappingimplementation.Lastinthereflectionstagetheresearcherdecidedwhetherornotthetechniqueappliedwassuccessfultosolvestudentsprobleminreading.Theinstrumentstocollectthedataweretheevaluationsheetofthelessonplanfieldnotesandstudentsresponsejournal.Therewasalsoaninstrumentintheformofquizforevaluatingthestudentsmastery.Theresultsofthisstudyshowthatstorymappingimprovesthestudentsabilityincomprehendingreadingtextsespeciallynarrative.MostofthestudentsscoresinquizineachcycleaftertheimplementationofthetechniquewereabovetheSKBM.ThestudentslearningprogressreportscoresaftertheimplementationofthetechniquewerealsosimilarinwhichhalfofthestudentsscoreswereabovetheSKBM.Storymappingactivatesthestudentsaswellastheteacherthusmakestheclassrunmorelively.Storymappingmakesiteasierforthestudentstounderstandareadingtext.Thistechniquealsopromotescooperationandappreciationamongthestudents.ThereareseveralsuggestionsthatoughttobeconsideredbytheEnglishteachers.Firstitisimportantforteacherstovarytheirteachingtechniquesinordertoavoidstudentsboredom.Secondteachersshoulddesignclassactivitiesthatactivatethestudents.Thirditisrecommendedfortheteacherstoincludestorymappingasoneoftheteachingtechniquesappliedintheclass.