THE EFFECT OF CORNELL NOTE TAKING TECHNIQUE ON THE NINTH YEAR STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT AT SMP
NEGERI 1 DIWEK JOMBANG IN 2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
THESIS
By:
Ratna Farida Nawangsari 050210401179
ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM LANGUAGE AND ARTS DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION JEMBER UNIVERSITY
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THE EFFECT OF CORNELL NOTE TAKING TECHNIQUE ON THE NINTH YEAR STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT AT SMP
NEGERI 1 DIWEK JOMBANG IN 2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
THESIS
Presented as One of the Requirements to Obtain the S1 Degree at the English Education Program of Language and Arts Education Department of the Faculty of
Teacher Training and Education, Jember University
By:
Ratna Farida Nawangsari 050210401179
ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM LANGUAGE AND ARTS DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION JEMBER UNIVERSITY
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DEDICATION
This thesis is honorably dedicated to:
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CONSULTANTS’ APPROVAL
THE EFFECTS OF USING CORNELL NOTE TAKING TECHNIQUE ON THE NINTH YEAR STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION
ACHIEVEMENT AT SMPN 1 DIWEK JOMBANG IN THE 2010/ 2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
THESIS
Composed to Fulfill One of the Requirements to Obtain S1 Degree at the English Education Program of the Language and Arts Education Department
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Jember University
Name : Ratna Farida Nawangsari
Identification Number : 050210401179
Level : 2005
Department : Language and Arts Education
Program : English Education
Place and Date of Birth : Jombang, October 03 1987
Approved by, The First Consultant,
Dra. Musli Ariani, M. App. Ling. NIP. 196806021994032001
The Second Consultant,
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APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINATION COMMITTEE
This thesis is approved and received by the examination committee of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Jember University.
Day : Friday
Date : Januari 7th 2011
Place : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
The Examiner Team: The Chairperson,
Drs. H Sudarsono, M. Pd. NIP. 131993442
The Secretary,
Dra. Made Adi A T, M.Ed. NIP. 196303231989022001
The members:
1. Drs Sugeng Ariyanto, M.A NIP. 195904121987021001
2. Dra. Musli Ariani, M. App Ling NIP. 196806021994032001
1. ………..
2. ………..
The Dean,
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
First and foremost, I would like to thank Allah SWT who always leads and grants me blessing and mercy so that I am able to finish my thesis entitled ‘The Effect of Using Cornell Note taking Technique on the Ninth Year Students’ Reading
Comprehension Achievement at SMPN 1 Diwek in the 2010/2011 Academic Year’. In relation to the writing and finishing of this thesis, I would like to express my deepest appreciation and sincere thanks to the following people:
1. The Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. 2. The Chairperson of the Language and Arts Education department. 3. The Chairperson of the English Education Program.
4. My Academic Consultant, Mrs. Dra. Made Adi Andayani, M. Ed.
5. My Thesis Consultants, Dra. Musli Ariani, M. App. Ling. and Dra. Made Adi Andayani, M. Ed.. I do really thank you for your time, knowledge, guidance, patience, and careful correction that had led me compile and finish my thesis. 6. The Principal of SMPN 1 Diwek jombang, the English teacher, and the
administration staff who gave me permission and helped me to obtain the data for the research.
Finally, I expect that this thesis will be useful for the readers and I myself. Any criticism and valuable suggestion would be appreciated.
Jember, December 2010.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE ... i
DEDICATION ... ii
CONSULTANTS’ APPROVAL SHEET ... iii
APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINATION COMMITTEE ... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vi
THE LIST OF TABLES ... ix
THE LIST OF APPENDICES ... x
SUMMARY ... xi
I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Background of the Research ... 1
1.2 The Problems of the Research ... 3
1.3 The Objective of the Research ... 4
1.4 Operational Definition of the Terms ... 4
a. Cornell Note taking Technique ... 4
b. Reading Comprehension Achievement ... 5
1.6 Significance of the Research ... 5
a. The English Teacher ... 5
b. The Students ... 5
c. For Other Researchers ... 6
II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Reading in EFL Classroom ... 7
2.2 Characteristics of the Learners ... 8
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2.4 Cornell Note Taking Technique ... 10
2.5 The Procedure of Teaching Reading through Cornell Note Taking Technique ... 15
1. Pre-Reading activity ... 15
2. Whilst Reading Activity ... 16
3. Post reading activity ... 18
2.6 Reading Comprehension Achievement ... 18
2.7 Hypothesis ... 19
III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design ... 20
3.2 Area Determination Method ... 22
3.3 Respondent Determination Method ... 23
3.4 Data Collection Method ... 23
3.4.1 Test ... 24
3.5 Data Analysis Method ... 26
IV. RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 The Description of the Experimental Treatment ... 28
4.3 The Analysis of the Try Out ... 29
4.4.1 The Analysis of the Test Validity ... 29
4.4.2 The Analysis of Reliability Coefficient ... 30
4.4.3 The Analysis of Difficulty Index ... 31
4.4 The Result of Post Test ... 33
4.5 Hypothesis Verification ... 35
viii V. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusion ... 39
5.2 Suggestions ... 39
5.2.1 The English Teacher ... 39
5.2.2 The Students ... 39
5.2.3 Other Researchers ... 40
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THE LIST OF TABLES
No. Names of Table Pages
1. The Anova Analysis of the Homogeneity Test 22
2. The Schedule of the Research 29
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THE LIST OF APPENDICES
1. Research Matrix
2. Homogeneity Test
3. Lesson Plan Meeting 1
4. Lesson Plan Meeting 2
5. Post test
6. The Scores of Homogeneity Test
7. The Analysis of Homogeneity Test using ANOVA
8. The Distribution of Odd and Even Numbers
9. The Division of Odd and Even Numbers
10.The Names of the Research Respondents
11.The Scores of Post Test
12.The Distribution of f-table
13.The Distribution of t-table
14.Teacher’s lesson plan
15.Students’ Cornell Note Taking and students’ work sheet for the control group
(Meeting 1)
16.Students’ Cornell Note Taking and students’ work sheet for the control group
(Meeting 2)
17.Students’ Cornell Note Taking and students’ work sheet for the control group
(Post Test)
18.Research Permission Letter from the Dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and
Education of Jember University
19.Statement Letter of Accomplishing the Research from the Principal of SMPN
1 Diwek Jombang
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SUMMARY
Ratna Farida Nawangsari, December 2010.The Effect of Cornell Note Taking
Technique on the Ninth Year Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement
at SMP Negeri 1 Diwek Jombang in 2010/2011 Academic Year.
Thesis, English Education Program of Language and Arts Education
Department, the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education,
Jember University.
The consultants: 1. Dra. Musli Ariani, M. App Ling
2. Dra Made Adi Andayani, M. Ed
Key words: Cornell Note Taking Technique, Reading Comprehension
Achievement
Reading is one of the important skills in order to get some information from
different types of material and for different purposes in learning English. In teaching
reading, the teacher should apply the appropriate technique in the reading class that
can help the students to get the message or the information from the text. Therefore,
applying Cornell Note Taking technique can be used as one of the teaching
techniques that can help the students to comprehend the reading materials.
This research was conducted to investigate the effect of using Cornell Note
Taking technique on the ninth year students’ reading comprehension achievement at
SMPN 1 Diwek Jombang in the 2010/2011 academic year. The populations of this
research were the ninth year students of SMPN 1 Diwek Jombang in the 2010/2011
academic year. The research respondents were determined by cluster random
sampling through a lottery. The total number of the respondents was 71 students,
consisting of 36 students of grade IX-C as the experimental group taught by using
Cornell Note Taking technique that was done individually, while the control group
consisting of 35 students of grade IX-B taught by PPP (presentation, practice and
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The data of this research were collected from the scores of reading
comprehension test. The data were collected from the post test to make comparison
between the two groups after treatments, and analyzed by using t-test formula. Based
on the calculation, the mean score of the experimental group was higher that that of
the mean score of the control group (78.05 > 70.71). The result of the t-test analysis
with 95% significant level of was higher than that of the t-table (5 2.00). It means
that the null hypothesis was rejected, thus the alternative hypothesis stating that there
is a significant effect of using Cornell Note Taking technique on the grade IX
students’ reading comprehension achievement at SMPN 1 Diwek Jombang in the
2010/2011 academic year was accepted. This shows that there was a significant mean
difference between the experimental group and the control group.
The research results proved that there was a significant effect of using Cornell
Note Taking technique on the ninth year students’ reading comprehension
achievement at SMPN 1 Diwek Jombang in the 2010/2011 academic year. Therefore,
it is recommended for the English teacher to learn and use Cornell Note Taking
technique as an alternative technique in teaching reading comprehension and the
students can practice their ability in comprehending the reading materials by using
Cornell Note Taking technique to improve their reading comprehension achievement.
Furthermore, hopefully the research results are useful as a consideration to give
