IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING SKILL BY USING DISCOVERY LEARNING OF THE TENTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA PIRI 1 YOGYAKARTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015

Esthi, Purnami (2016) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING SKILL BY USING DISCOVERY LEARNING OF THE TENTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA PIRI 1 YOGYAKARTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015. Bachelor (S1) thesis, Universitas Widya Dharma.

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Abstract

Esthi Purnami, No. 1011202542, English Education Study Program, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Dharma University, Klaten. 2016. Thesis: Improving Students’ Reading Skill by Using Discovery Learning of the Tenth Year Students of SMA PIRI 1 Yogyakarta in Academic Year 2014/2015. This study was carried out to reveal the students’ on reading skill of the tenth year students of SMA PIRI 1 Yogyakarta in Academic Year 2014/2015. The problem of the study is: "Can discovery learning improve the reading skill for the tenth year students of SMA PIRI 1 Yogyakarta in Academic Year 2014/2015?”. Then the aims of this study are meant: 1) In this study, the writer wants to improve the reading skills by discovery learning for the tenth year students of SMA PIRI 1 Yogyakarta in Academic Year 2014/2015. 2) To give additional reference and to describe the teacher’s and students’ motivation in teaching and learning process and discovery learning for the students of SMA PIRI 1 Yogyakarta in Academic Year 2014/2015. In this research, the writer uses the classroom action research. In classroom action research, the researcher presents the result of the study which consists of two parts namely: Cycle 1 and Cycle 2. Each cycle consisted of planning the action, doing the action, observation and reflecting. The subject of this action research is the students of class XB of SMA PIRI 1 YOGYAKARTA in 2015. The data were collected through the test, observation and interview. The findings showed that there was improvement of students’ achievement in reading skill. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of each cycle. The minimal passing grade of English lesson was 75. The mean score of the first cycle was 62.36. Then, the mean score in the second cycle was 74.36. Based on observation in second cycle, the performance indicator target of Classroom Action Research (CAR) was successful. The score of reading test achieved more than 70% of the minimal passing grade. And the writer didn’t continue to the next cycle. So, the Discovery Learning could improve the students mastery on reading skill.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor (S1))
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan > Pend. Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Unwidha Perpustakaan Unwidha
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2019 06:30
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2019 06:30
URI:	http://repository.unwidha.ac.id/id/eprint/430

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