THE EFFECT OF USING FINDING SIGNAL WORD STRATEGY
ON READING COMPREHENSION IN NARRATIVE
TEXTS AT SMPN 4 KUNTO DARUSSALAM
By
LIA SRI WIJAYANTI
SIN. 10914005179
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SULTAN SYARIF KASIM RIAU
PEKANBARU
THE EFFECT OF USING FINDING SIGNAL WORD STRATEGY
ON READING COMPREHENSION IN NARRATIVE
TEXTS AT SMPN 4 KUNTO DARUSSALAM
Thesis
Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Undergraduate Degree in English Education
(S.Pd.)
By
LIA SRI WIJAYANTI
SIN. 10914005179
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SULTAN SYARIF KASIM RIAU
PEKANBARU
1435 H/2014 M
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ABSTRACT
Lia Sri Wijayanti, (2014): The Effect of Using Finding Signal Word Strategy on Reading Comprehension in
Narrative Text at SMPN 4 Kunto
Darussalam of Rohul Regency
Based on the writer’s preliminary observation, it was found that the students could not comprehend the meaning of texts in their text books at the school. This problem was caused by some factors. For example, some of the students were not able to identify the main idea of narrative text, they were not able to identify supporting detail in narrative text, they were not able to recognize the generic structure of narrative text, they had limited vocabularies and also they were not able to identify pronominal reference of narrative text. So, the writer was interested in carrying out the research about these problems.
The research was administered at SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalam. The subject of the research was the eight grade students of SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalam, and the object of this research was the effect of using Finding Signal Word strategy on reading comprehension in narrative text. The design of this research was quasi-experimental design with non equivalent control group design.
The population of this research was all of the eight grade students. The total number of population was 157 students. Because the number of population was relatively large, the writer used cluster sampling by taking two classes as sample; class X 1 consisted of 30 students as an experimental class, and class X 2 consisted of 30 students as control class, so the number of sample from two classes was 60 students. To analyze the data, the writer adopted Independent sample T-test formula by using SPSS 16.0 version.
Finally, based on the analysis of T-test formula, H0 was rejected and Ha
was accepted. It means that there is a significant effect of using Finding Signal Word strategy on reading comprehension in narrative text at SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalam of Rohul Regency.
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ABSTRAK
Lia Sri Wijayanti, (2014): Pengaruh Penggunaan Strategi Finding
Signal Word terhadap Pemahaman Bacaan dalam Teks Naratif di SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalam Kabupaten Rohul
Berdasarkan observasi awal penulis, ditemukan bahwa, siswa belum mampu memahami sebuah bacaan dalam buku pelajaran di sekolah. Masalah ini disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor. Misalnya, sebagian siswa tidak mampu mengidentifikasi ide utama dari teks naratif, tidak mampu mengidentifikasi informasi tertentu di dalam teks naratif, tidak mampu menentukan generic structure dari teks naratif, memiliki sedikit kosa kata dan juga tidak mampu mengidentifikasi pronominal reference dari teks naratif. Jadi, penulis tertarik mengadakan penelitian tentang masalah tersebut.
Penelitian ini diadakan di SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalam. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas dua SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalam, dan objek dari penelitian ini adalah dampak dari penggunaan strategi Finding Signal Word terhadap pemahaman membaca dalam teks naratif. Adapun jenis penelitiannya adalah quasi-experiment dengan mode non equivalent control group.
Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas dua. Keseluruhan dari jumlah populasi adalah 157 siswa. Dikarenakan jumlah populasi relatif banyak, peneliti menggunakan cluster sampling untuk mengambil dua kelas sebagai sampel: kelas X1 yang terdiri dari 30 siswa sebagai kelas eksperimen, dan kelas X 2 yang terdiri dari 30 siswa sebagai kelas control. Jadi, jumlah sampel dari dua kelas tersebut adalah 60 siswa. Untuk data analisisnya, peneliti menggunakan Independent sample T-test melalui SPSS 16.0.
Akhirnya, berdasarkan analisis data dari formula T-test, H0 ditolak dan Ha
diterima. Maksudnya, ada pengaruh yang signifikan dari strategi Finding Signal Word untuk meningkatkan pemahaman membaca dalam teks naratif siswa kelas dua di SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalam kabupaten Rohul.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name of Allah, the most gracious and the most merciful, praises belong to Allah Almighty, the lord of Universe, who has been giving the writer His guidance, mercy, blessing and health to complete this academic requirement. Shalawat and salam forever to a noble character, the prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought the human beings from the darkness to the lightness and from the bad character to the good one
The writer has completed academic requirement for the award of bachelor degree at the Department of English Education, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training of State Islamic University (UIN) Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau. The title of this thesis is The Effect of Using Finding Signal Word Strategy toward Reading Comprehension on Narrative Text at SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalamof Rohul Regency”.
The writer would like to expresses deep gratitude and sincere thanks to: 1. Prof. Dr. H. Munzir Hitami, MA., the Rector of State Islamic University of
Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau.
2. Dr. H. Mas’ud Zein, M.Pd., the Dean of Education and Teacher Training Faculty and all staff.
3. Drs. Syafi’i S, M.Pd., the head of English Education Department.
4. Dedy Wahyudi, M.Pd. who has given me correction, suggestion, support, advice and guidance in finishing this thesis.
5. Muhammad Fauzan Ansyari, S. Pd. I., M. Sc., the writer supervisor who has given the writer correction, advise, motivation, and guidance in finishing this thesis.
6. All lecturers who have given writer their knowledge and information through the meeting in the class or personally.
7. The Headmaster of SMPN 4 Kunto Darussalam (Tukiran, SP) and then the English teacher (Ummu Hani, S.Pd.), and all staffs who really helped the writer in finishing this research.
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8. The writer parents, Sisran and Sukini, who have given meaningful and useful supports to accomplish this thesis.
9. The writer brothers and sister; Dini Ari Andriani and Diah Rahma Wati. Thanks for your love and support.
10. The writer best friends: Sakdiyah, S.Pd., Puspa Erika, S.Pd., Rika Mentari, S.Pd., Dian Rizkita, S.Pd., Siti Salmi, S.Pd., Siti Maysarah, S.Pd., Rina Regina, S.Pd., Uci Yulianti, S.Pd., Rini Widiastuti, S.Pd., Rita Elvira, S.Pd. and all classmates PBI E class of English Education Department in academic year 2009 who have given the writer support to accomplish this thesis.
Finally, the writer really realizes that there are same weaknesses on the thesis. Therefore, constructive critiques and suggestions are needed in order to improve this thesis. May Allah Almighty, the lord of universe bless you all. Amin….
Pekanbaru, June 26 , 2014 M
The Researcher
Lia Sri Wijayanti SIN. 10914005179
viii LIST OF CONTENTS SUPERVISOR APPROVAL... i EXAMINER APPROVAL ... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT... iii ABSTRACT ... v
LIST OF CONTENTS ... viii
LIST OF TABLES ... x
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION... 1
A. The Background of the Problem ... 1
B. The Definition of the Terms... 5
C. The Problem ... 8
The Identification of the Problem ... 8
The Limitation of the Problem ... 8
The Formulation of the Research ... 8
D. The Objective and the Significance of the Research ... 9
The Objective of the Research ... 9
The Significance of the Research... 10
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ... 10
A. The Theoretical Framework... 10
The Concept of Reading Comprehension... 10
The Concept of Questioning Cue Card Strategy ... 20
B. The Relevant Research... 24
C. The Operational Concept ... 26
D. The Assumption and the Hypothesis... 27
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 29
A. The Research Design... 29
B. The Time and Location of the Research ... 30
C. The Subject and Object of the Research ... 30
D. The Population and Sample of the Research... 31
E. The Design of the Intervention ... 32
F. The Technique of Collecting Data ... 36
G. The Item Difficulty, Validity and Reliability of the Test ... 38
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CHAPTER IV DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS ... 47
The Description of Data ... 47
The Data Presentation………... 48
The Data Analysis ... 58
Discussion ... 70
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 72
Conclusion ... 72
Suggestions ... 73
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