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Journal : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sastra Inggris (JUPENSI)

Improving Students’s Reading Comprehension Through Group Discussion Technique Tini Mogea
Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sastra Inggris Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): April : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sastra Inggris
Publisher : Pusat Riset dan Inovasi Nasional

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55606/jupensi.v3i1.1241

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the group discussion technique improves students' reading comprehension. This study employs a pre-experimental design with a single group pre-test and post-test. This research was carried out at SMA Negeri 1, Ratahan Timur. This study's sample of 25 first-grade students consisted of 25 students. The data were obtained from the pre- and post-tests and given to the students. The results show that two students received a score of 4, five students received a score of 5, seven students received a score of 6, seven students received a score of 7, and four students received a score of 8. One student received a score of 6, two students received a score of 7, five students received a score of 8, and eight students received a score of 10. The students' post-test scores were higher than their pre-test scores, indicating that the group discussion technique was effective in teaching reading comprehension.
Improving Students’ Ability In Reading Narrative Text By Using Reading Aloud And Question And Answer Technique At Smp Negeri 1 Langowan Tini Mogea
Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sastra Inggris Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): April : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sastra Inggris
Publisher : Pusat Riset dan Inovasi Nasional

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55606/jupensi.v3i1.1242

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This research is intended to prove whether reading aloud and the question-and-answer technique are effective or not in improving students’ ability to read narrative text at SMP Negeri 1 Langowan. This research is classified as "classroom action research" because it was conducted in a cycle. The second-grade students were taken as a sample consisting of 19 students. The writer used a reflective journal, field notes, and tests in collecting data. The data were analyzed through the "triangulation" method. It is a qualitative data analysis technique in which related data are compared and evaluated to explain the parallel characteristics. The result shows that by applying reading aloud in Cycle 1, it was found that only 36.84 percent, or 7 students, of the 19 students could understand the text given with some comprehension, and it was categorized as unsatisfactory. By the application of question and answer in Cycle 2, it shows 52.63 percent of students, or 10 students, made progress in the teaching-learning process of reading ability development, and it was categorized as quite satisfying. In Cycle 3, the majority of students made great progress, with 68.42 percent or 12 students making great progress, and it was categorized as satisfying.