Improving the X4 Grade Students’ Reading Procedure Texts Comprehension Achievement by Using Demonstration Technique with Real Things at SMA Negeri Rambipuji Jember

Abstract

Reading is one of the language skills that plays an important role in the second or foreign language acquisition. It should be mastered by the students in Indonesia, especially for the Senior High School Students. This was Classroom Action Research that was intended to solve the problems related to the students’ active participation and reading comprehension of procedure texts achievement. The research area and the research participants were chosen by using purposive method. The research area was SMA Negeri Rambipuji Jember, while the research participants were the students of the X4 grade. The primary data of this research were collected from observation and reading comprehension test, while the supporting data were collected from interview, documentation, and diagnostic test. The results of the research that was conducted in one cycle showed improvement. Based on the result of observation in meeting 1, as many as 22 (68%) out of 32 students were active during the teaching learning activity. In meeting 2, there were as many as 24 (80%) out of 30 students were actively involved in the teaching learning process. In addition, as many as 24 (77%) out of 31 students obtained the passing grade that was required by the school. It indicated that the use of demonstration technique with real things could improve the X4 grade students’ active participation and their reading procedure texts comprehension achievement.