IMPROVING THE CLASS 11
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A STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION
ACHIEVEMENT AND THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY USING
CONTEXT CLUES TECNNIQUE AT SMAN I UMBULSARI JEMBER
THESIS
by:
Sebyan Rinda Samudra
NIM 040210401182
ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM
LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
IMPROVING THE CLASS
A STUDENTS
READING COMPREHENSION
ACHIEVEMENT AND THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY USING
CONTEXT CLUES TECNNIQUE AT SMAN I UMBULSARI JEMBER
THESIS
Presented as one of the Requirements to Obtain the Degree of S1 at the English Education
Study Program, Language and Arts Education Department
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Jember University
By:
SEBTYAN RINDA SAMUDRA
NIM. 040210401182
ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM
LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
My beloved parents, Saimin Widianto and Ambarwati.
Thank you very much for everything. Without your patience, understanding,
affection, and most of all love, this thesis would not have been possible. I owe
you a debt of gratitude for giving me opportunity of an education and supporting
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problem. The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a
problem a turned it into an opportunity
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The thesis entitled Improving the Class 11
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A Students Reading Comprehension
Achievement and Their Active Participation by Using Context Clues Technique at
SMAN I Umbulsari Jember is approved and accepted by the Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education, Jember University on:
Date
: January 13
th
, 2012
Place : The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Jember University
The Committee
The Chairperson
The Secretary
Dra. Siti Sundari, M.A
Dra. Zakiyah Tasnim, M.A
NIP. 19581216 198802 2001
NIP 19620110 198702 2001
Member 1
Member II
Dra. Musli Ariani, M.App. Ling
Dra. Wiwiek Istianah, M.Kes, M.Ed.App.Ling
NIP 19680602 199403 2001
NIP. 19501017 198503 2001
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Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
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In relation to the writing and finishing of this thesis, I would like to express
the deepest appreciation and sincere thanks to:
1. The Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Jember University
2. The Chairperson of the Language & Arts Department
3. The Chairperson of English Education Study Programs
4. My Academic Advisor, Dra. Musli Ariani, M.App. Ling
5. My consultants, Dra. Wiwiek Istianah, M Kes, M.Ed. and
Dra. Zakiyah Tasnim,
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have remained only as a dream.
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supports to work harder in my attempt to accomplish the thesis
8. The Principal, the English teacher, and the students of SMAN I Umbulsari
Jember in the 2011/2012 academic year for giving me opportunity, help, and
support to conduct the research
9. My brother, Aginofita Akta Wiendra and my grandmother, Katini.
My deepest
gratitude for
never stop encouraging me to study and to finish this thesis.
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My Fairy, Ainun Zakiyah.
Thank you for always caring, helping, and supporting me.
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suggestion or criticism will be respectfully appreciated.
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Reading is one of the most important skills in learning target language
besides listening, speaking, and writing. Based on the preliminary study at SMAN I
Umbulsari Jember, it was found that the eleventh year students faced difficulties in
learning reading. There was only 37% of the students got the standard score
requirement which was 60. The students were also considered inactive since they did
not participate actively during the English teaching and learning process.
Context Clues was the solution undertaken to solve the problem in learning
Reading Comprehension. It can help the students to guess the meaning of unfamiliar
words in the reading text easily. Some previous results approved that Context Clues
Technique was helpful to stimulate the students interest in learning Reading. Context
Clues Technique in this research was limited to Synonym Clues.
The Classroom Action Research (CAR) with cycle model was applied in this
study. The actions were carried out to improve the eleventh A garde students reading
comprehension achievement by using context clues technique at SMAN I Umbulsari
Jember. The research was conducted in two cycles, in which each cycle covered four
main sequence stages, namely the planning of the action, the implementing of the
action, the classroom observation and evaluation, and the data analysis and reflection.
Then, each cycle was conducted in one meeting because of time limitation. Reading
Comprehension test as the primary data of the students reading comprehension
achievement was administered in the last session of the meeting. Then, the supporting
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The result of the students reading comprehension test in cycle 1 showed that
the percentage of the students who got score at least 60 was 95.23 %. It was
considered successful since the criterion of the successful action was 75 %.
Meanwhile, the students active participation was 80.95%. The results of the reading
comprehension test in cycle 1 showed that the second cycle was needed to be
conducted to ensure the consistency of the result.
The result of the students reading comprehension test in cycle 2 showed
improvement. The percentage of the students who got score 60 or more was 100 %. It
means that the action in cycle two was successful. Moreover, the results of the
observation checklist showed that 90.48% of the students were actively involved in
the teaching learning process. Thus, the actions in cycle two had met the standard
requirement of process and product evaluation that was 75 %.
Regarding the research results above, it could be concluded that context
clues could improve the students reading comprehension achievement. Therefore, it
is suggested that the English teacher use context clues technique as an alternative