AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ READING
COMPREHENSION OF REPORT TEXT AT SMP NEGERI 2 BINTAN
SKRIPSI
SUHENDRI 160388203087
ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
UNIVERSITAS MARITIM RAJA ALI HAJI TANJUNGPINANG
2023
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AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ READING
COMPREHENSION OF REPORT TEXT AT SMP NEGERI 2 BINTAN
Skripsi
Submitted as a Partial Fullfilment for the Undergraduate Degree in English Language Education
SUHENDRI 160388203087
ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
UNIVERSITAS MARITIM RAJA ALI HAJI TANJUNGPINANG
2023
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APPROVAL SHEET
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APPROVAL SHEET
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STATEMENT OF THE ORIGINALITY OF SKRIPSI
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“IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT.”
WALT DISNEY
“SUCCESS NEEDS A PROCESS, NEVER GIVE UP.”
SUHENDRI
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Alhamdulillahi rabbal alamin, for the love and blessing from Him to the researcher to finish this Skripsi.
Shalawat and Salam are upon to the prophet Muhammad SAW, his family, his companion, and his followers.
It is a pleasure to acknowledge the help and contributions to all of the lecturers, institution, families, and friends who have contributed in different ways hence this “skripsi” is processed until it becomes complete research which was presented to the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of S.Pd. in English Education.
First, the researcher would like to say thank you to his beloved mother and father, his little sister Herlisha and Novisha, his friends Dimas, Reza, Irwan, Farel, and Rahmat, also his best friend in Kijang City who always pray, support, and motivate him to finish the study.
Then, the researcher also realizes that he will never finish this skripsi without the help and contribution of people around. Therefore, the researcher would like to give his best gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Prof. Dr. Agung Dharma Syakti, S.Pi., DEA., as the Rector of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji Tanjungpinang who always give his best for the enhancement in every field for Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji Tanjungpinang.
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2. Mr. Satria Agust, S.S., M.Pd., as the Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji who gave a chance for the researcher to write this proposal.
3. Mrs. Dewi Nopita, S.Pd., M.Pd., and Mr. Benni Satria, S.Pd., M.Pd., as the Head of English Education Study Program and Secretary of English Education Study Program who always give support to the researcher as the part of English Education Study program student to finish this proposal.
4. Mr. Gatot Subroto, S.S., M.Pd., as his advisor, and Mrs. Dewi Murni, S.S., M.Hum., as the co-advisor, who have given the precious help, the guidance, and the advice patiently to the researcher during the completion and the development of the proposal.
5. Mrs. Rona Elfiza, S.Pd., M.Pd., as the researcher academic counselor for almost 4 years who always give unrequited support to the researcher.
The researcher realizes that there are still many mistakes in the writing of this skripsi. Therefore, it is a pleasure for him to get critiques and suggestions to make this skripsi better.
Tanjungpinang, January 2023
The Researcher
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL SHEET ... iii
APPROVAL SHEET ... iv
STATEMENT OF THE ORIGINALITY OF SKRIPSI ... v
MOTTO ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... ix
LIST OF TABLE ... xii
LIST OF FIGURE ... xiii
LIST OF APPENDICES ... xiv
ABSTRAK ... xv
ABSTRACT ... xvi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of The Study ... 1
1.2 Identification of The Problem ... 3
1.3 Limitation of The Problem ... 4
1.4 Research Question ... 4
1.5 Purpose of The Research ... 4
1.6 Significance of The Research ... 4
1.6.1 Theoretically ... 4
1.6.2 Practically ... 5
1.7 Definition of The Key Term ... 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE ... 6
2.1 Review of Related Theory ... 6
2.2 Reading ... 6
2.3 Reading Comprehension ... 6
2.3.1 Purpose of reading comprehension ... 7
2.3.2 Levels of Reading Comprehension ... 8
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2.3.3 Elements affecting reading comprehension ... 9
2.3.4 Assessment of reading comprehension ... 11
2.4 Report text ... 12
2.4.1 Generic structure and language features ... 12
2.4.2 The example of report text ... 13
2.5 Review of related theories ... 14
2.6 Conceptual framework ... 16
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 17
3.1 Research design ... 17
3.2 Place and time ... 17
3.3 Population and sample ... 18
3.3.1 Population ... 18
3.3.2 Sample ... 18
3.3.3 Sampling ... 19
3.4 Research instrument ... 19
3.5 Technique of collecting data ... 19
3.6 Technique of data analysis ... 20
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 23
4.1 Findings ... 23
4.1.1 Data description ... 23
4.2 Data Analysis ... 25
4.3 Discussion... 30
4.3.1 Students reading comprehension in identifying main idea ... 30
4.3.2 Students reading comprehension in supporting detail ... 31
4.3.3 Students reading comprehension in vocabulary ... 31
4.3.4 Students reading comprehension in gramatical features ... 32
4.3.5 Students reading comprehension in implied details ... 32
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGESTION ... 33
5.1 Conclusion ... 33
5.2 Suggestions... 33
5.2.1 For the teachers ... 33
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5.2.2 For the students ... 34
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 35
APPENDICES ... 37
AUTOBIOGRAPHY ... 47
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 3.1 population of the research ... 18
Table 3.2 reading comprehension rubric ... 20
Table 3.3 classification of students’ achievement ... 22
Table 4.1 Students’ score ... 23
Table 4.2 total of students in identifying main idea ... 26
Table 4.3 total of students in supporting detail ... 26
Table 4.4 total of students in vocabulary ... 27
Table 4.5 total of students in grammatical features ... 27
Table 4.6 total of students in implied details ... 28
Table 4.7 classification of students’ achievement ... 29
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LIST OF FIGURE
Figure 2.1 conceptual framework ... 16
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LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX I ... 38 APPENDIX II ... 41 APPENDIX III ... 44
