The use of Know-Want-Learn (KWL) strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension at sencond grade MTS.N 1 Padangsidimpuan

Sagala, Rahmadona (2019) The use of Know-Want-Learn (KWL) strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension at sencond grade MTS.N 1 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research was talked about the use of Know-Want-Learn (KWL) strategy to improve students’ comprehension at second grade MTs. N. 1 Padangsidimpuan. The students problem were the students’ comprehend about the meaning of a text was still lacking, the teacher did not use various resources in the teaching and learning process and only used the book given from the school as the main resource, and teaching strategy in the teaching and learning process of reading was monotonous. The purpose of this research is to describe the improvement of students’ reading comprehension and to identify the factors which influence students’ reading comprehension through Know-Want-Learn (KWL) Strategy. This research was categorized into action research that consisted of two cycles. This research used model proposed by Kemmis and Mc Taggart designed were consisted four steps, there were; plan, action, observe, and reflect. The participants of this research were consisted 30 students in second grade VIII-3 students of MTs. N. 1 Padangsidimpuan. The instruments of collecting the data were observation, test, and interview. To analyze the data, the researcher used quatitative and qualitative analysis. Based on the research result, showed the improvement of students’ reading comprehension through Know-Want-Learn (KWL) strategy. The students mean score in Cycle 1 was 69 (43.33%) and the student mean score in Cycle 2 was 76.66 (76.66 %). It could be concluded that the mean score in the Cycle 2 was higher than previous Cycle. Based on Observation sheet stated that the students got improvement and the students were more active and interested in learning reading process. Related to the interview result, it could be known that students’ reading comprehension had improved. It asserted that Know-Want-Learn (KWL) strategy improved the students’ reading comprehension at second grade VIII-3 students of MTs. N. 1 Padangsidimpuan.

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