SKRIPSI
READING COMPREHENSION OF RECOUNT TEXT OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 KARANGANYAR DEMAK IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 TAUGHT BY USING SMALL GROUP
DISCUSSION (SGD)
By: UNI ZULFA NIM 201332009
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
READING COMPREHENSION OF RECOUNT TEXT OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 KARANGANYAR DEMAK IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 TAUGHT BY USING SMALL GROUP
DISCUSSION (SGD)
SKRIPSI
By: UNI ZULFA NIM 201332009
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
Do the best and Allah will give the rest
When there is no way, Allah will make a way
Be a proud one for parents and family
DEDICATION
In the name of Allah the Beneficent And the Merciful, the final project is
dedicated to:
To Heroes in my life,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, Thanks to Allah SWT who has given mercies and blesses so the writer can accomplish this skripsi entitled “Reading Comprehension of Recount text of the Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in
Academic Year Taught by Using Small Group Discussion”
There are many people who give contribution during the writer struggle to complete this skripsi. So that in this special occasion, the writer would like to express her greatest gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Titis Sulistyowati, S.S., M.Pd as the first advisor who always gives supports, suggestions, and helpful input for accomplishing this skripsi.
2. Agung Dwi NurCahyo, S.S, M.Pd as the second advisor who has given his guidance, correction, and suggestion in accomplishing this skripsi.
3. Drs. Mulyani M. Noor,M.Pd as the principal of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak for his permission and helps.
4. Nanik Suryaningsih S.Pd as the English teacher of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak who gives support during this research.
5. Her lecturers in Teacher Training and Education Faculty UMK especially English Education Department.
6. Her beloved family who always give much support, prayer, spirit.
7. Her beloved best friends. “Risna Dewi, Fitriana Intan Sari, Chindi Fatika Sari,
Hestiati Isma”and Her special someone “Denny Trias Widiantara”
Finally, the writer realizes that this skripsi is far from perfectness. So, the writer hopes the criticism and suggestion from the readers to make this skripsi perfect.
Kudus, January 2018 The writer
ABSTRACT
Zulfa, Uni. 2018. Reading Comprehension of Recount Text of the Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in Academic Year 2017/2018 Taught by Using Small Group Discussion. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (1) Titis Sulistyowati, S.S.,M.Pd (2) Agung Dwi NurCahyo, S.S.,M.Pd
Reading is an important way to get more information in the world. By reading, many people can get many knowledge to share with other people.There are many students who get some difficulties in understanding the text. Thus, it means that the English teacher should use an interesting way of teaching that can make the students more active in the classroom. Small Group Discussion is one of technique that can be used by the teacher in teaching to make students more active in classroom.
The purpose of the problem is to find out the significant difference between the reading comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 before and after taught by using Small Group Discussion.
The design of this research is experimental research by giving pre-test and post-test. The sample is X IPS-1 of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak that consist of 40 students. The research instrument is a test that consists of 20 questions of multiple choice. To analyze the data the writer use Mean (average), Standard Deviation, and hypothesis testing using t-test.
The outcome proved that the mean of pre-test is 58.91 and the standard deviation (SD) is 8.52. It can be classified as “Average”. While the mean of post-test is 81.47 and the standard deviation (SD) is 4.89. it can be classified as Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 before and after being taught by using small group discussion. So, it is a best technique that effective to develop the students reading comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak
Based in the result above, the writer suggested that the teacher can use Small Group Discussion as a technique to teach reading to the students, because it can make the students interested in teaching learning process.
ABSTRAK
Zulfa, Uni. 2018. Kepahaman Membaca Terhadap Recount teks pada kelas X SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak Tahun Ajaran 2017/2018 Mengajar dengan Menggunakan Diskusi Kelompok Kecil. Skripsi. Pendidikan bahasa inggris . Universitas Muria Kudus.Pembimbing: (1) Titis Sulistyowati. S.S., M.Pd (2) Agung Dwi Nurcahyo. S.S., M.Pd
Membaca merupakan suatu cara yang sangat penting untuk mendapatkan banyak informasi di dunia, Dengan membaca, semua orang dapat memperoleh pengetahuan untuk berbagi kepada orang lain. Ada banyak siswa yang mengalami kesulitan dalam memahami sebuah teks. Jadi, itu berarti bahwa guru bahasa Inggris harus menggunakan cara mengajar yang menarik sehingga siswa dapat membuat kelas lebih aktif. Kerja kelompok merupakan salah satu teknik yang bisa digunakan oleh guru dalam mengajar untuk membuat siswa lebih aktif di kelas.
.Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan apakah terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara kepemahaman membaca terhadap recount teks pada kelas X SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak Tahun Ajaran 2017/2018 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan diskusi kelompok kecil.
Model penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan memberikan pre-test dan post-pre-test pada satu kelas. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah kelas X IPS-1 dengan jumlah siswa 40. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan test dengan jumlah soal 20 yang terdiri dari pilihan ganda. Untuk menganalisa data menggunakan Mean (Rata-rata), Simpangan pokok,dan uji hipotesis menggunakan t-test.
Hasil dari penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa rata-rata dari pre-test adalah 58.91 dan simpangan pokok 8.52. Hal tersebut dapat diklasifikasikan sebagai
“seimbang” sedangkan rata-rata dari post-test adalah 81.47 dan simpangan pokok
4.89. hal tersebut diklasifikasikan sebagai “tinggi”. Untuk uji hipotesis
memperoleh t(obtained) 17.67 dan t-table= 2.042 dan tingkat signifikan 0.05. penulis menyimpulkan bahwa null hipotesis (Ho) ditolak dan alternative hipotesis (Ha) diterima, karena t(obtained) jatuh pada critical region. Dan terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara kepemahaman membaca terhadap recount teks pada kelas X SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak tahun ajaran 2017/2018 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan diskusi kelompok kecil. Jadi ini adalah teknik yang efektif untuk mengembangkan kepemahaman membaca siswa.
TABLE OF CONTENT
LIST OF APPENDICES ... xii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Research ... 1
1.2 Statement of the Research ... 2
1.3 Objective of the Research ... 2
1.4 Significance of the Research ... 3
1.5 Limitation of the Research... 3
1.6 Operational Definition ... 3
CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE 2.1Teaching English in SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak ... 4
2.2Definition of Reading ... 5
2.3Recount text ... 6
2.4Definition of Small Group Discussion ... 8
2.5Review of Previous Research ... 10
2.6Theoretical Framework ... 10
2.7Hypothesis ... 11
CHAPTER III METHODE OF THE RESEARCH 3.1Design of the Research ... 12
3.3Data Collecting ... 12
3.4Instrument of the research ... 13
3.5Data Analysis ... 14
3.6Hypothesis testing ... 16
CHAPTER IV FINDING RESEARCH 4.1Reading Comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 taught by using Small Group Discussion ... 18
4.2Reading Comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 taught by Using Small Group Discussion ... 21
4.3Hypothesis Testing ... 23
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION 5.1Reading Comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 taught by Using Small Group Discussion ... 25
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1Conclusion ... 28
6.2Suggestion ... 28
6.3References... 30
List of Tables
Table
3.3 The Criteria of Measuring Score ... 13 4.1Reading Comprehension of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1
Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 before being taught by using Small Group Discussion .. 18
4.2The Frequency Distribution of Reading Comprehension of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year
2017/2018 before being taught by using Small Group Discussion ... 19 4.3Reading Comprehension of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1
Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 after being taught by using Small Group Discussion .. 20
4.4The Frequency Distribution of Reading Comprehension of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year
List of Appendices
Appendix Page
1. Lesson Plan K-13 ... 31
2. Pre-test and Post-test ... 36
3. The table of Specification ... 43
4. The Score of Try-out test ... 45
5. The Table of Reliability of Try-out ... 46
6. The Calculation of Try-out ... 50
7. The Score of Pre-test ... 51
8. The Calculation of Pre-test ... 52
9. The Score of Post-test ... 55
10.The Calculation of Post-test ... 56
11.The Calculation of T-test ... 59
12.The Value of T-test for Any Number Degree of Freedom ... 61
13.Daftar Nama Siswa X-IPS 1 ... 62
14.Daftar Nama Siswa X-MIPA 2 ... 64
15.Statement ... 65
16.Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan ... 66
17.Permohonan Ujian Skripsi ... 67
18.Surat Keputusan Judul Skripsi ... 68
19.Surat Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan ... 69
20.Kartu Bimbingan ... 70
