| dc.description.abstract | This Clasroom Action Research is intended to improve the VIII A year
students’ reading comprehension achievement at SMP Negeri 2 Candipuro by
using Indonesian folktales. The subjects of this research were the students of
class VIII A in the 2009/2010 Academic Year that were determined
purposively. That class was chosen because its reading comprehension
achievement score was the lowest among the four existing classes (the mean
score was 53,8). This research was done in two cycles, in which each cycle
covered four activities namely the preparation of the action, the implementation
of the action, evaluation and reflection of the action. Each cycle was conducted
in two meetings.
The main data about the students’ reading comprehension achievement
were collected by using reading test through Indonesian folktale. The
supporting data were collected by interview and documentation. The results of
the reading comprehension test of the first cycle were 51,61% of the students
gained the score at least 65. This mean score had not achieved the standard
mean score requirement in this research that was at least 75% of the students
gained 65. Further, there were only 21 students or 67,74% of the students
fulfilled less than three indicators being observed or passive. Therefore the
actions were continued in cycle two by revising the teaching techniques, (the
students did the exercises individually was changed into the students did the
exercises in pairs, which consist of two person. The result of the students’
reading comprehension test by using folktale in cycle two was better, because
there were 90,32% or 28 students who gained the score at least 65 that was
categorized as good. Further, the result of classroom observation in cycle two
was 77,42 % of 31 of the students were active because they fulfilled at least
three indicators being observed. It means that the students’ reading
comprehension achievement by using Indonesian folktale improved in two
cycles. Based on the results, it could be concluded that teaching reading by
using folktale could improve the students’ reading comprehension achievement
in two cycles. Then, it is suggested to the English teachers to use Indonesian
folktale as an alternative materials since they could motivate the students to
enjoy reading and improved their reading comprehension achievement.
Besides, it is also suggested to the students that should be more active in joining
the reading comprehension class. Further, for the future researchers who have
the similar problem in teaching reading are encourage to use this research result
as an input to conduct further research dealing with the use of folktales to
develop the students reading comprehension by using a difference research
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