IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT ON GRADE X STUDENTS OF AGRIBISNIS TERNAK RUMINANSIA BY USING ONE MINUTE PAPER TECHNIQUE AT SMKN 1 SUKORAMBI JEMBER

Abstract

This classroom action research was intended to improve reading comprehension achievement of the tenth grade students of ATR This Classroom Action Research was done in two cycles in which each cycle covered three stages of activities, they are planning of the action, implementing of the action that included teaching and observing, and evaluating that included testing and reflecting. Each cycle was conducted in two meetings. Then, the data of the students’ reading comprehension achievement were collected by administering the achievement test after the actions given. Observation was used to measure the student’s active participation in teaching and learning reading comprehension achievement by using One Minute Paper technique. Then, the supporting data were collected by interview and documentation. In meeting 1 of the first cycle, the result of observation in the teaching learning process of reading comprehension by using One Minute Paper technique showed that there were only two indicators that fulfilled the percentage required. xiii There were 27 students or 81.8 % of the whole students were active in doing exercises with the group and all the students In Cycle 1, the results of reading comprehension achievement score that the mean score was 67.03. This mean the score was categorized as fair. It had not achieved the target mean score requirement in this classroom action research, that was at least 71. Besides, there were only 20 or 60.6 % students who got scores ≥ 71. On the other hand, the percentage required in this research that was ≥ 65 % of the students got scores ≥ 71. It could be concluded that the action given in the first cycle had not been successful yet. It showed that this research result had not fulfilled the criteria of the success in this research. Therefore, the actions in Cycle 2 were conducted in order to improve the students’ reading comprehension achievement by using One Minute Paper technique. The actions were continued to Cycle 2. Based on the results of observation, there was improvement on the percentage of the students in doing each indicators being in the first meeting of Cycle 2. All students xiv Minute Paper technique. 25 students or 75.7 % of the whole students did the Exercise 3 individually. In this meeting there were 22 students or 66.7 % of the whole students did at least four indicators. It means that the observation results in this first meeting of the second cycle had fulfilled the standard requirement in this research. In the second meeting, there was also improvement on the percentage of the students in doing each indicator being observed. All students The results of students’ the mean score in reading comprehension achievement test in the second cycle was 75.7 that were categorized as good. It had achieved the target mean score requirement in this classroom action research, that was at least 71 Based on the above results, it could be concluded that the teaching reading comprehension achievement by using One Minute Paper technique could improve the students’ reading comprehension achievement as well as their active participation in teaching and learning process of reading comprehension. Therefore, the researcher suggested to the English teacher to use One Minute Paper technique in teaching reading comprehension.