CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
A. Findings
After analyzing the data of the research, it indicate tahat there was an improvement of the students reading skill through Lexical Simplification method.
There were two findings: the student’s achievement in reading comprehension (litera comprehension) and observation result. There were two items of literal reading comprehension data namely: main idea and sequence detail.
1. The achievement of students main idea and sequence detail.
a. Percentage of students’ main idea and sequence detail.
There were differences after the application of lexical simplification in improving the students’ reading comprehension ability in terms of identify main idea and sequence detail by considered the result of the students’ diagnostic test ( Non Lexical Simplification) and the students’
achievement after taking action in cycle (The Application of Lexical Simplification).
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Table 2: The percentage of the students’reading comprehension in main idea and sequence detail
No Classification Scale
Non Lexical Simplification
The Application of Lexical Simplification Diagnostic
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Cycle I Cycle II
freq % freq % freq %
1. Excellent 96-100 ̶ 0 ̶ 0 ̶ 0
2. Very good 86-95 ̶ 0 ̶ 0 2 6,67
3. Good 76-85 1 3,33 1 3,33 3 10
4. Fairly good 66-75 3 10 5 16,67 13 43,33
5. Fair 56-65 7 23,33 14 46,67 10 33,33
6. Poor 36-55 9 30 8 26,67 2 6,67
7. Very poor 0-35 10 33,33 2 6,67 ̶ 0
Total 30 100 30 100 30 100
The table above shownthe percentage of students’ main ideaand sequence detail in comprehending the diaognostic test (non Lexical Simplification), it indicated that 1 student (3,33%) got good, 3 students (10%) got fairly good, 7 students (23,33%) got fair, 9 students (30%) got poor, 10 students (33,33%) got very poor and none of students got very good and excellent.
After took the cycle I by Lexical Simplification method, it indicated that 1 student (3,33%) got good, 5 students (16,67%) got fairly good, 14 students
(46,67%) got fair, 8 students (26,67%) got poor, 2 students (6,67%) got very poor and none of students got very good and excellent.
After took cycle II, the table indicated that there were 2 students (6,67%) got very good, 3 students (10%) got good, 13 students (43,33%) got fairly good, 10 students (33,33%) got fair, 2 students (6,67%) got poor and none off students got very poor and excellent.
To know the percentage of the students’ achievement in main idea clearly and sequence detail, look at the following chart:
Chart 2: The percentage of students’ achievement in main idea and sequence detail
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b. Mean score of students’ main idea andsequence detail
Based on the result, the mean score of students main idea and sequence detail in comprehending the text is presented by following table:
Table 3 :The mean score of the students’ main ideaand sequence detail.
Mean score of students’ mainidea and sequence detail
Non Lexical Simplifcation The application of Lexical Simplification
Diagnostic test Cycle I Cycle II
44 56 67,67
The table above shown that the mean score of students’ main idea and sequence detail. In diagnostic test (non Lexical Simplification), the mean score of the students was 44 (forty four), in cycle I, the mean score of the students was 56 (fifty six) and in cycle II, the mean score of students was 67,67 (sixty seven point sixty seven). It indicated that the students’ main idea was improved significantly through application of Lexical Simplification method.
To see clearly the mean score of students main idea and sequence detail, look at to the following chart:
Chart 3: The students’mean score in main idea and sequence detail
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2. The students’ observation results
Students’ observation reults was taken from from observation during cycle I to cycle II. The data of observation result consist of: students’
attendance, students response the question, students give a questions, students accomplish the task and students understand the material.
a. Percentage of students’ observation result
Table below shown the percentage of students result dyring cycle I and Cycle II.
Table 4: Percentage of students’observation result
No Classification
Scale Cycle I Cycle II
Freq % Freq %
1. Excellent 96-100 2 6,67 3 10
2. Very good 86-95 2 6,67 3 10
3. Good 76-85 0 0 5 16,67
4. Fairly good 66-75 0 0 3 10
5. Fair 56-65 5 16,67 6 20
6. Poor 36-55 8 26,67 6 20
7. Very poor 0-35 13 43,33 4 13,33
Total 30 100 30 100
The table above, the percentage of students’ score through observation on cycle I to cycle II. In cycle I, there were 2 students (6,67%) got excellent, 2 students (6,67%) got very good, 5 students (15,67%) got fair, 8 students
(26,67%) got fair, 13 students (43,33%) got very poor and none of the students got good and fairly good. In cycle II, there were 3 students (10%) got excellent, 3 students (10%) got very good, 5 students (16,67%) got good, 3 students (10%) got fairly good, 6 students (20%) got fair, 6 students (20%) got poor and 4 students (13,33%) got very poor.
To know clearly the percentage of students’ observation results, look at the following diagram:
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Chart 4: Percentage of students observation results b. The mean score of students’ observation
Based on the results, the mean score of students observation through cycle I to cycle II is presented by the following table:
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Table 5: The mean score of students’ observation Mean Score
Cycle I 48,5
Cycle II 66,83
The table above shown the mean score of students’ observation result through cycle I to cycle II. In cycle I, the mean score of the students’ observation resultswas 48,5 (forty eight point five). In cycle II, the mean score of stdents’ observaiton results was 66,83 (sixty six point eight three). It indicates that there was improvement of students’
observation result from cycle I to cycle II.
To see clearly the improvement of students’ observation results from cycle I to cycle II, look at to the following diagram:
Chart 5: The mean score of students’ observation results
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