IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION USING DIRECTED READINGTHINKING ACTIVITY TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCTUDENTS
| Main Authors: | Swardiana, Yuanita Candra Dewi, Susilohadi, Gunarso, Asrori, Muh. |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN UNIVERSITAS SEBE
, 2014
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http://jurnal.fkip.uns.ac.id/index.php/bhs_inggris/article/view/7943 http://jurnal.fkip.uns.ac.id/index.php/bhs_inggris/article/view/7943/5786 |
Daftar Isi:
- This article describes a classroom action research held in English class through the implementation of Directed Reading-Thinking Activity to improve the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension and students’ motivation. This research was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle included four stages: planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The data were obtained qualitatively and quantitatively and show that Directed Reading-Thinking Activity could improve the students’ reading comprehension. The improvement includes: (1) students’ ability to determine the main idea of the paragraph; (2) the students’ ability to find the purpose of the text; (3) the students’ ability to determine the detail information; (4) the students’ ability to infer and grasp meaning of words; and (5) students’ ability to determine references. The data also show that DR-TA improves the students’ motivation. The improvement includes: (1) task orientation; (2) need for achievement; (3) aspirations; (4) goal orientation; and (5) perseverance.