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Using Clustering Technique To Improve The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Sman 4 Pekanbaru In Composing Hortatory Exposition Text
(2012-10-23) Rinansyah, Hendri
Abstract Writing among students takes less attention in the process of its activities. They tend to be desperate, taking a long process and unorganized result. Clustering Technique is designed to overcome student’s difficulties in writing. The aim of this study is to find out the improvement on the ability of the second year students of SMA Negeri 4 Pekanbaru in composing Hortatory Exposition text by implementing the clustering technique. The subjects were 33 students from XI IPS 1 class at SMA Negeri 4 Pekanbaru. The study was divided into two cycles in which one cycle consisted of four stages. Pre- and Post- tests were given including a set of observation sheets and field notes as a cross check to the classroom circumstances and activities during the treatments. Treatments were designed for three meetings in each cycle. T-Test was used in order to gain the obvious differentiation of the score between Pre- and Post test. The analysis found that the treatments could reach the improvement of the students’ writing ability. It was reflected in the result of Post test II. There were about 70% of the students could obtain the school minimum standard (KKM) of English subject in writing Hortatory Exposition text. In addition, the percentage of students’ activeness was also improved from the first to the last meetings. Moreover, the result of observation sheets and field notes showed a positive behavior in a process of learning and it also helps students through a fun way of writing activities.
A study on the ability of the second year students Of sma pgri pekanbaru in comprehending spoof texts
(2012-10-31) A m, Yunita
A STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA PGRI PEKANBARU IN COMPREHENDING SPOOF TEXTS By Yunita A.M, E. Gultom and Supriusman Student of English Language Education Department Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education Riau University ABSTRACT: This descriptive research was aimed at knowing the ability of the second year students of SMA PGRI Pekanbaru in comprehending spoof texts. In other words, it is intended to investigate a variety of educational problems. This study consists of one variable. A set of test is given to get the students’ scores. There are 20 items in the test, and the duration is 60 minutes in which the students needed to answer the questions. Before the test is given to the sample of the research, it has been tried out to class XI social 3 of SMA PGRI Pekanbaru to make sure that it is valid and reliable. The sample was selected by using cluster sampling. The result of this research showed that the ability of the second year students SMA PGRI Pekanbaru in comprehending spoof texts falls into mediocre level. The possible factor that affect the condition is faced difficulties in terms of determining specific information. Therefore, the students really need to focus on and pay more attention to terms of determining specific information without ignoring the other aspects of spoof texts.
A Study On The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Sma An-Naas Pekanbaru In Writing Explanation Text
(2012-11-07) Martina
A STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA AN-NAAS PEKANBARU IN WRITING EXPLANATION TEXT MARTINA Student of English Language Education Department Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education Riau University Abstract The purpose of this research is to know how good is the ability of the second year students of SMA An-Naas Pekanbaru in writing explanation text. The subjects were 20 students from XI science class at SMA An-Naas Pekanbaru. The researcher used the writing test as an instrument in collecting the data. The students’ score were analyzed by three raters. The aspects which were evaluated were; grammar, vocabulary, mechanic, fluency and organization. The results showed that the most difficult aspect of writing for students is grammar, where the average score was 69.5. Then, the students’ highest score was in the aspect of organization, with the average score of 81.9. Based on the assessment of each aspect of writing, the students who got 80-100 are 3 students(15%), it belongs to good to excellent level. Then, the students who got 60-79 are 17 students (85%) which belongs to average to good level. Finally, the researcher gets the conclusion that the percentage of students’ ability in writing explanation text is in the average to good level.
The Reading Ability Of Female And Male Students At Smp Negeri 2 Singkep: A Comparative Study
(2012-12-02) Yulisna
THE READING ABILITY OF FEMALE AND MALE STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 2 SINGKEP: A COMPARATIVE STUDY YULISNA, MASHYUR, M. NABABAN Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education University of Riau Abstract This research aimed to find out the reading achievement of second year students in reading narrative, descriptive, and recount text and to find out whether or not there is a significant difference in reading achievement between the female and male students. The subjects were 25 females and 25 males of second year students of SMP N 2 Singkep. The research instrument used in collecting the data is a reading test in form of multiple choices. The data found were analyzed by using t-test. The results showed that from 50 students, there were 10 students (20%) considered into Good to Excellent level. Next, 26 students (52%) considered into Average to Good. Then, there were 10 students (20%) considered into Poor to Average. The rest of them, 4 students (8%) were considered into Poor level. Finally, the writer found that the students’ ability was classified in Average to Good level and there was no significant difference between the female and male students, in 5% level significant, tt = 2.01, 1% level significant, tt = 2.68. It can be seen: 2.01 > 1.99 < 2.68. Because t0 or tobs that writer computed was 1.99, meanwhile tt = 2.01 and 2.68, it accepted the null hypothesis because t0 or tobs was lower than tt or t critical.
Using “Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review” In Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension Narrative Text At The First Year Student Of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru
(2012-12-04) Saleh, Ahmad
USING “SURVEY, QUESTION, READ, RECITE, REVIEW” IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION NARRATIVE TEXT AT THE FIRST YEAR STUDENT OF SMAN 12 PEKANBARU AHMAD SALEH MAHDUM WIRDA BURHAN E-Mail: ahmad_saleh17@yahoo.com Abstract The objective of the research is to increase the students‟ ability in comprehending narrative text of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru by using survey, question, read, recite, and review. The subjects were 35 students from X2 RSBI class at SMAN 12 Pekanbaru. In collecting the data, the writer gave pre-test to the students in class before treatment in order to get data that relates to the problem. Then, the writer gave post-test after treatment to know the improvement of the students. The aspects which were evaluated: factual information, generic structure, main idea, reference, and inference. Based on the result of teaching and learning process, the writer found that after doing the treatments, the achievement of the first year student of SMAN 12 Pekanbaru in comprehending narrative text was increased. It could be seen from the comparison of result in the pre-test and the post-test. There were only 6 students who had passed minimum criteria in the pre-test. Then it was increase in the post-test. There were 33 students who had passed the minimum criteria (75) in the post-test. The significant improvement also can be seen from the result of total average score. In the pretest, it was 70.4 (average to good level) increased to 80.97 (good to excellent level). In conducting the research by using SQ3R method to increase students‟ ability in comprehending narrative text, the writer also found some improvement of their activities in applying SQ3R method. It is shown the progress of students who follow the activities in every meeting of teaching and learning process from the first meeting to fourth meeting.
Using Pqp (Praise – Question - Polish) Technique To Improve The Sma Santa Maria Pekanbaru Second Year Students’ Ability In Writing Hortatory Exposition Text
(2012-12-04) Lestari, Herni
USING PQP (PRAISE – QUESTION - POLISH) TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE THE SMA SANTA MARIA PEKANBARU SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXT Herni Lestari, Rumiri R. Aruan, Hadriana Abstract The research entitled “Using PQP (Praise – Question – Polish) Technique to Improve The SMA Santa Maria Pekanbaru Second Year Students’ Ability in Writing Hortatory Exposition Text. The necessity of revitalizing and renewing the teaching technique to enhance students’ writing ability was highly demanded. Students’ ability in writing was still unsatisfactory as 78.79% of them could not reach the Minimum Standard Achievement at the given pre-test. This research is aimed to investigate and analyze whether there was any improvement on the ability of the second year students of SMA Santa Maria Pekanbaru in writing hortatory exposition text. The participants of this study were 33 students of XI IPA 1, academic year 2011/2012. The research was conducted for two (2) cycles. The quantitative and qualitative data was gained by using writing test, observation sheets, and field notes. A crucial improvement on the students’ ability in writing hortatory exposition text was appeared after implementing PQP technique. This was proved by the increasing average score of pre-test from 63 to 82 for post-test 1 and 86 for post-test 2. The students’ interest and motivation in writing were increased as their enthusiasm and excitement in learning process were also uplifted as shown in the increasing of the average score of students’ activities from 76.46% in cycle 1 to 93.33% in cycle 2. Besides, all aspects of writing could be improved well. As the conclusion, the application of PQP technique was successfully improved the XI IPA 1 students’ ability and activeness in writing hortatory exposition text. They were highly motivated to PQP thei
A Study On The Ability Of The First Year Students Of SMAN 1 Kampar Utara In Comprehending Recount Texts
(2013-01-02) Fernando
A STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 KAMPAR UTARA IN COMPREHENDING RECOUNT TEXTS FERNANDO ERNI SYAFRI K Teachers Training and Education Faculty Riau University Abstract Reading is one of difficult basic skill for Indonesian student in learning English. Reading is an interactive process, a process in which the reader engages in exchange of ideas with an author via the text. From the definition above, it can be inferred that there are four components in reading: reader, writer, reading text, and the writer’s message. The writer transfers his message in mind (it may be an idea, a fact, etc) to the reader through text. To get the writer’s message, the reader must comprehend the text.Brown (1982: 9) says that a person must be able to understand what the author writes in order to be an effective reader. Nuttal (1996) says that one reason for reading is that we want to understand other people’s ideas; if we are all identical, there would be no point in most communication. It means that the background of someone is important in understanding a reading text. If the writer and the reader have similar background, training, attitude and so on, the reader is likely to interpret the text with no conscious effort. Recount text is a text that delivers information to readers. Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. The improvement of the language use in the recount text may not consider the level of the reader because the text is for any person. The ability and experience in reading of the students are not same. Some students may understand easily. For some students may find difficulties in understanding recount text. Therefore, it is expected to conduct a scientific study about the ability of the first year students’ of SMAN 1 Kampar Utara in Comprehending Recount Texts. The subjects were 40 students from X 1 class at SMAN 1 Kampar Utara. This research is a descriptive research. This type of research is used to describe the data in order to get a generalization or a conclusion to the population. Descriptive research is done to describe the facts and the characteristics of a given population factually and accurately. The specific objective of this research is to find out the ability of the first year students of SMAN 1 Kampar Utara in comprehending recount text. To find out the weakness of the first year students of SMAN 1 Kampar Utara in comprehending recount text.In conducting this research, the writer collected the data by distributing reading test to the students. In this case, the data collection tec
The Use Of Kwl Plus Strategy To Improve Reading Comprehension Of The Second Year Students Of SMP N 12 Pekanbaru
(2013-01-02) Ernita
THE USE OF KWL PLUS STRATEGY TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP N 12 PEKANBARU Ernita, Hj. Hadriana, Syafri. K FKIP UNIVERSITAS RIAU Abstract This classroom action research was intended to know whether or not KWL – Plus strategy can improve the ability of the students in comprehending reading text. The researcher was helped by a collaborator and used observation sheets and field notes as the instruments of the research. Besides, she also used speaking test to see the improvement of students’ speaking skill on each cycle. The research started on July 9, 2012 and ended on August 13, 2012. This action research was conducted to the students at SMPN 12 Pekanbaru, class VIII7. There were 32 students in the classroom. The researcher conducted the test three times. They were Pre Test conducted before the strategy was implemented, Post Test conducted at the end of cycle 1 and Post Test conducted at the end of cycle 2. The aspects of reading evaluated were finding factual information, main idea, supporting idea, reference, the meaning of vocabulary. At the beginning of cycle 1 the average score of the students reading comprehension was 43. At the end of cycle 1 improved to 62, and at the end of cycle 2 improved to 76. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the use of KWL plus Strategy can improve students’ reading comprehension; therefore, the researcher should continue using this technique in teaching reading.
A Study On The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Sma Al-Huda Pekanbaru In Selecting Appropriate Relative Pronouns
(2013-01-04) Erni
A STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA Al-HUDA PEKANBARU IN SELECTING APPROPRIATE RELATIVE PRONOUNS Erni, Effendy Gultom, Supriusman English Study Program Language And Art Department Teachers Training And Education Faculty University of Riau Abstract The general objective of this study is to find out the ability of the second year students in selecting appropriate relative pronouns. This research was conducted at SMA Al-Huda Pekanbaru in July 2012 in the Academic year of 2012/2013. The sample of the research is 27 students of IPA class. The data were collected by using multiplechoice questions. The writer conducted a try out in another class before the test was given. There are 10 items being revised after doing the try out. 4 items being revised because their facility value scores are lower than 0,30 (difficult), and 6 items being revised because their facility value scores are higher than 0,70 (easy). The result of this study shows that most of the students (62,97%) can select appropriate relative pronoun “when”. However, some students (29,63%) still find difficulty to select appropriate relative pronoun “whose”. So, it may be concluded that the students’ ability is still in mediocre level with the mean score of 59,81.
Using English Parliamentary Debate – World Schools Format to Improve Public Speaking Ability of the First Year Students of English Self Developmental Program in SMAN1 Pekanbaru
(2013-01-07) Suseno, Y.
Using English Parliamentary Debate – World Schools Format to Improve Public Speaking Ability of the First Year Students of English Self Developmental Program in SMAN1 Pekanbaru Yudi Suseno, Rumiri Aruan, Hadriana Faculty of Teachers Training and Education University of Riau Abstract Debate is often seen as one of the exciting form of public speaking. The challenge of learning to be resourceful thinkers that is able to compose ideas and articulate them to convince the panel of adjudicators. If we pay more attention, debating can be one of the most basic, but important, skills that educators can offer students. In parliamentary debate, students will assume the roles and some of the conventions of members of the Government Houses. This format lends itself to create a more dramatic form of presentations, The research design is an Action Classroom Research that concentrate the assessment based on public speaking ability. The findings of the research shows a significant rises of figures of each criteria based on two cycles conducted in SMAN 1 Pekanbaru.
The use of oarwet in improving the second year students the reading comprehension of descriptive Text of SMPN 6 Merbau
(2013-01-08) Misdalina
THE USE OF OARWET IN IMPROVING THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS THE READING COMPREHENSION OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF SMPN 6 MERBAU MISDALINA, M. SYARFI, M. NABABAN Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education Riau University Abstract The aim of this research is to know the effectiveness of using OARWET method in improving students’ reading comprehension of descriptive text of SMP Negeri 6 Merbau. The subjects or participants of this research is the second year class A students of SMPN 6 Merbau. The method used in this research is OARWET. In collecting the data, the researcher used objective test in improving the students’ reading comprehension. The aspects evaluated in this research are finding factual information, main idea, reference, inferenceand restatement. The result showed that using OARWET method in improving the students’ reading comprehension is effective. It is proven by the students’ average score in reading which is classified to good level.
Improving The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Sma Negeri 2 Pekanbaru In Writing Report Text By Using Stad Method
(2013-01-08) Rezky, M.E
IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 2 PEKANBARU IN WRITING REPORT TEXT BY USING STAD METHOD Miranty E.R, Syafri K., Hadriana Teachers Training and Education Faculty University of Riau This research was intended to know whether the use of Student Teams-Achievement Division (STAD) can improve the ability of the second year students of SMA Negeri 2 Pekanbaru in writing report text. The researcher was helped by a collaborator and used observation sheets and field notes as the instruments of the research. Besides, she also used writing test to see the improvement of students’ writing skill on each cycle. The research started on April 30, 2012 and ended on July 2. 2012. At the beginning of cycle 1 the average score of the students’ writing skill was 54,2 At the end of cycle 1, it is improved to 63,5, and at the end of cycle 2 it is improved to 75,3. The factors of Student Teams-Achievement Division that influence the students’ writing skill are: (1) Class Presentation; (2) Group Study; (3) Individual Quiz; and (4) Team Recognition. Based on the finding, it was concluded that Student Teams-Achievement Division can improve the ability of the second year students of SMA Negeri 2 Pekanbaru in writing report text.
A Study On The Ability Of The Third Year Students Of English Study Program At Riau University In Writing Plot Summary Of “Up” Movie
(2013-01-08) Eriyunita
A STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM AT RIAU UNIVERSITY IN WRITING PLOT SUMMARY OF “UP” MOVIE ERIYUNITA, SYAFRI. K, JISMULATIF English Study Program Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education Riau University Abstract The aim of this research is to observe the ability of the third year students of English Study Program at Riau University in writing especially in writing a plot movie summary, where the students are required to write a summary of plot from the movie given. Since cluster sampling is used for the purpose of this study, the sample chosen is only one class from three classes available which is class C. The sample then gathered in one room and watched a movie entitled “Up” prepared by the writer, and wrote the summary of plot from the story told in the movie. The components evaluated in this case are meaning, style, form and conventions. Students writing is evaluated by three independent raters those are knowledgeable in English. The result indicated that the ability of the third year students of English study Program at Riau University in writing in this case is good. It is proven by the mean score of students writing based on the three raters evaluation which is 70.2, where the average score of the students in writing plot movie summary based on the first rater is 69 which is belong to Good level, and the average score of students writing based on the second rater is 72.2 that is classified into Good level while it is 69.5 based on the last rater which is also considered as Good level. It means that the students have had the skill in writing althought they, still, shouldn‟t stop learning and practicing so that their writing ability will be advanced at last.
The Use Of Jigsaw Iii Method To Improve The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of SMPN 20 Pekanbaru In Writing Descriptive Texts
(2013-01-09) Muwary, E.M
THE USE OF JIGSAW III METHOD TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN 20 PEKANBARU IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS Eldinanda Mula Nuwary Student of English Language Education Department Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education Riau University Abstract This study aimed to explore whether Jigsaw III method could improve the ability of the second year students of SMPN 20 Pekanbaru in writing descriptive text. The subjects were 40 students from class VIII.6 at SMPN 20 Pekanbaru selected through the result of small survey. This study was classroom action research which was divided into two cycles, in which every cycle consisted of four stages which were planning, action, observation and reflection. In this research ‘pre-test and post-test were given including a set of observation sheets and field notes used to gain the record of the classroom activity during doing the treatments. Treatments were designed for three meetings in each cycle. The findings of the study indicated that a cooperative learning that focused on Jigsaw III method had improvement to the students’ ability in which there were 20 students or 50% 0f the students could achieve the standard minimum criteria of achievement (KKM) with average was about 70.36. In addition, the percentage of students’ activities was also improved from the first to the last meetings. Moreover, the result of observation sheets and field notes showed a positive behaviour in a process of learning and it also helped students improve their writing ability and more active in learning process.
A Study On The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Sma Pgri Pekanbaru In Using Comparative Degree
(2013-01-09) Dani, Ersika Puspita
The general objective of this study was to find out the ability of the second year students in using comparative degree. This research was conducted at SMA PGRI Pekanbaru on July 2012 in the Academic year of 2012/2013. The sample of the research was 36 students of class XI IA-2. The data was collected by using completion test. The writer conducted a try out in another class before the test was given. Based on the calculation, there were 12 items were rejected. There were 4 items being revised because their facility value scores were lower than 0,30 (difficult), and 8 items being revised because their facility value scores were higher than 0,70 (easy). The result of this study showed that the ability of the second year students of SMA PGRI Pekanbaru in using comparative degree was at Good level with the mean score 62.56. Furthermore, based on the percentage of the students’ ability in using comparative degree of each classification of the comparative degree formation, it can be inferred that the comparative adverb was considered as the most difficult one for the students, with the percentage of 46.12 %. The next was the comparative with nouns, with the percentage of 64.78%, while comparative adjectives was considered as the easiest one for the second year students of SMA PGRI Pekanbaru, with the percentage of 71.78%.
Using Collaborative Strategic Reading (Csr) To Improve The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Mts Babussalam Kuantan Singingi In Comprehending Narrative Texts
(2013-01-09) Fitriani
This study was entitled Using Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) to Improve the Ability of the Second Year Students of MTs Babussalam KUANTAN SINGINGI in Comprehending narrative Texts. The objective of this research was aimed to know whether the technique of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) can improve the ability of the second year students of MTs Babussalam KUANTAN SINGINGI in comprehending narrative text. The subjects were 22 students from class VIII (B) at MTs Babussalam KUANTAN SINGINGI selected through the result of small survey . The study was divided into two cycles in which one cycle consisted of three meetings. Pre- and Post- tests were given including a set of observation sheets and field notes were used to gain the record of the classroom activity during the Collaborative Strategic Reading treatment. Treatments were designed for two meetings in each cycle. The analysis found that the treatments could reach the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension ability. It was reflected in the result of Post test II. There were about 81.8% of the students could achive the minimum passing score (KKM) of English subject in reading comprehension. In addition, the percentage of students’ activeness was also improved from the first to the last meetings. Moreover, the result of observation sheets and field notes showed a positive behavior in a process of learning and it also helped students improve their reading comprehension ability and more active in learning process.
A Study On The Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Sman 5 Pekanbaru In Comprehending Expository Texts
(2013-01-09) Perbani, D
A STUDY ON THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMAN 5 PEKANBARU IN COMPREHENDING EXPOSITORY TEXTS Dwi Perbani, Atni Prawati, Syofia Delfi Student of English Language Education Department Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education Riau University Abstract Reading is one of the language skills which are important for foreign language learners to be developed. Capability in comprehending reading texts is the priority for many foreign language learners. The purpose of this research is to know how good is the ability of the second year students of SMAN 5 Pekanbaru in comprehending text, especially expository texts. The subjects were 34 students from XI.2 science class at SMAN 5 Pekanbaru. The researcher used the reading test as an instrument in collecting the data. The aspects which were evaluated were; finding main idea, finding detail information, identifying reference, making inference, identifying language feature and identifying generic structure. The researcher gets the conclusion that the percentage of students’ ability in comprehending expository texts is in mediocre level with score 59.35 The results showed that the most difficult aspect of reading for students is finding main idea , where the average score was 54,7. Then, the students’ highest score was in the aspect of making inference, with the average score of 64.7.
Using Snowball Throwing Model To Increase Speaking Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Smp N 21 Pekanbaru
(2013-01-10) Darusmin, Kurnianengsih. D
USING SNOWBALL THROWING MODEL TO INCREASE SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP N 21 PEKANBARU Deni Kurnianengih Darusmin, Syofia Delfi, Masyhur Student of English Language Education Department Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education Riau University Abstract This classroom action research was aimed to study the increasing of the speaking ability of the second year students in SMP Negeri 21 Pekanbaru by using snowball throwing model. Besides, this research was also aimed to identify the effectiveness that caused the increasing on students speaking after being taught by Snowball Throwing model. This study consisted of two cycles of classroom treatment, in which one cycle consisted of four stages, namely Planning, Action, Observation, and Reflection. The proficiency test (Pre- and Post-tests) was used for measurement, and also a set of observation sheets and field notes were used to gain the record of the classroom activity during the Snowball Throwing model treatment. The subjects were 30 students from VIII.1 class at SMP Negeri 21 Pekanbaru. After two cycles of the Snowball Throwing Model treatment, it was found that there was improvement of speaking ability of the second year students and could perform a good speaking on all post-tests. However, the statistically significant differences of the score results of the two cycles were found on the Post-test 2, where about 83.33% of the students reached the school minimum standard of English subject in speaking ability in narrative text. Moreover, the students’ activeness during the Snowball Throwing Model treatment also improved from one meeting to others. Regarding the effectiveness of the Snowball Throwing model on the observation sheets and field notes results showed that the students had positive attitudes towards and that the approach could help them speak better and make the class more interesting.
The Correlation between Reading Comprehension and Writing Narrative Text Ability of the Third Semester Students of English Study Program Teachers Training and Education Faculty of University of Riau
(2013-01-10) Putra, R.E
The Correlation between Reading Comprehension and Writing Narrative Text Ability of the Third Semester Students of English Study Program Teachers Training and Education Faculty of University of Riau Ronald Ershadi P, Muhammad Syarfi, Desri Maria Sumbayak Teachers Training and Education Faculty University of Riau Abstract This research was intended to know how significant the correlation between reading comprehension and writing narrative text ability of the third semester students of English Study Program, Teachers Training and Education Faculty of Riau University. The researcher used reading comprehension test and writing a summary test to see how significant the correlation between the two variables. The research started on October 23th 2012. There are two stages to do this research. First is held a try out and second is take a real test. For try out, there some questions that have to revised, because there is a question is difficult and some are too easy. So, the researcher has to change it. After that he takes a real test of reading comprehension and writing a summary. Based on the finding, it was concluded that there was a correlation between reading comprehension and writing narrative text ability of the students and it was in moderate level.
Using Reciprocal Teaching Strategy To Improve The Reading Ability Of The Second Year Students Of Mtsn Model Kuok In Comprehending Narrative Text
(2013-01-10) Sutri, D
USING RECIPROCAL TEACHING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE READING ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF MTSN MODEL KUOK IN COMPREHENDING NARRATIVE TEXT Dili Sutri, Fadly Azhar, Erni (soetrydhilhy@yahoo.co.id) Student of English Language Education Department Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education Riau University Abstract This classroom action research was aimed to study the improvement on the ability of the second year students of MTsN Model Kuok in comprehending Narrative Text by implementing the Reciprocal Strategy. Besides, this research was also aimed to identify the factors that make the improvement on students’ reading ability after being taught with Reciprocal Teaching Strategy. This study consisted of two cycles of classroom treatment, in which one cycle consisted of four stages, namely Plannning, Action, Observation, and Reflection. The proficiency test (Pre-test and Post-tests) was used for measurement and also a set of observation sheets and field notes were used to gain the record of the classroom activity during the Reciprocal Teaching Strategy treatment. The subjects were 30 students from class VIII.1 of MTsN Model Kuok. After two cycles of the Reciprocal Teaching Strategy treatment, it was found that the students with this treatment could gain a better reading ability and could perform a good reading on all post-tests. However, the statistically significant differences of the score results of the two cycles were found on Post-test 2, where the average score of the students at the end of the second cycle is 70.5. Moreover, the students’ activeness during the Reciprocal Teaching Strategy treatment also improved from one meeting to others. Regarding the effectiveness of the Reciprocal Teaching Strategy on the students’ attitudes, the observation sheets and field notes showed that the students had positive attitudes toward the Reciprocal Teaching Strategy and that the approach could help them read better and make the classroom atmosphere more interesting.

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