Fourth, thanks to all my lecturers in the English Education Department who always give me knowledge and information. Then all the staff of the English Education Department who assisted the researcher in processing the administration.
Background of the study
One of the strategies that can help students understand the reading text was the GRASP strategy. In addition, the writer had investigated students' reading comprehension problems by conducting a preliminary survey among eighth grade students in SMPN 1 Batanghari.
Problem Identification
Problem Formulation
Objective and Benefit of the Study 1. Objective of the study
Benefits of the study
This study was expected to be a reference for the next writer to improve reading comprehension using the GRASP strategy. This study is useful as a guideline for the next writer regarding the application of the GRASP strategy in teaching reading comprehension in the classroom.
Previous of Research
Definition of Reading Comprehension Ability
In other words, reading comprehension is the process of constructing meaning from the text. Reading comprehension is the ability to read, process and understand text.
The Abilities of Reading Comprehension Ability
Therefore, when reading the text, the reader should know what the purpose of the text is. 21 In other words, the readers only read a certain part of the text to look up specific information in the text.
Reading Comprehension Ability Measurements
It can be interpreted that measuring reading can use different types of questions, there are pronominal questions, true/false and information transfer. To know the performance of reading comprehension, the ability should be measured by using the assessment of reading.
Concept of GRASP Strategy
- Definition of GRASP Strategy
- Principle of GRASP Strategy
- Benefits of GRASP Strategy
- Procedure of GRASP Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension Ability
Give problem solving when the students have problems understanding meaning with the text. The teacher asks students about information from the text and the students write all information from the text in each group.
Action Hypothesis
Based on the GRASP procedure, we can conclude that the procedure is effective in teaching reading and in improving reading comprehension skills.
Setting of The Research
Research Object
The teacher chose one of the classes whose students had a lower average grade in reading. Based on the teacher's experience during the teaching and learning activities in reading the English subject, the teacher showed that the students lack the difficult vocabulary to understand the text, precisely the GRASP strategy is the solution to the problem for the improvement of the students.
Research Procedure
- Cycle I
- Pre-Teaching Activities
- While Teaching Process
- Post Teaching Activities
- Cycle II
- Pre- Teaching Activities
- While teaching process
- Post teaching activities
Then, the writer will collect and analyze the data together with the teacher to find out the result of his student's reading comprehension scores. In this phase, the writer acts as a teacher, and the true teacher becomes an observer.
Data Collection Technique
- Test
- Observation
- Documentation
- Field Note
- Observation Sheet
- Documentation sheet
- Field Note Sheet
In this case, the writer observes the students directly in the classroom and gets the description of the students' activity in learning reading comprehension process. To identify the students' reading comprehension of the eighth grade in SMPN 1 Batanghari, the author used reading test.
Data Analysis
Indicator of Success
Mission of School
Description of the Research
Source: SMPN 1 Batanghari Class VIII.C reading pretest result on October 1, 2019. From the pretest result, the writer got an average of 58, so the result was unsatisfied. Therefore, the writer used the Guided Reading and Summary Procedure (GRASP) strategy to improve students' reading comprehension ability.
The writer also planned to give assessment to measure students' mastery of the given materials.
Acting
The writer began the lesson with prayers, greetings, checking attendance records, and asking the students' condition. The activity continues with some more explanation about the descriptive text. The title of the text is Mount Bromo. The students read 10 minutes of the texts and the students close the text that the teacher gives.
The students' test score in the post-test 1 was better than the test in the pre-test before that.
Observing
Source: The result of the learning activity of students in Class VIII C of SMPN 1 Batanghari on October 10, 2019. Source: The result of the learning activity of students in Class VIII C of SMPN 1 Batanghari on October 10, 2019.
Reflecting
Comparison of students' pre-test and post-test I in the interval of the first cycle Pre-test after test I Explanation. From the pre-test score, the writer got an average of 64, so the result was unsatisfactory. Regarding the result of the result of the student's post-test result I and the observation of the activities of the students in cycle I, it is caused that the delivery of the subject material was not developed well, so some students failed to understand the material.
So the author had to continue in cycle II which consisted of planning, action, observation and reflection.
Planning
This meeting used to retest II at the end of cycle II, for 2x45 minutes after the students had given the action. The teacher asked the students about all the information in the text, and the students write all the information from the text on the board in each group. The result of the students' test in post-test II was better than the test in post-test I before.
The table above showed that the students' scores on post-test II were diverse.
Interpretation
Result of Students Learning
Based on Table 7, the average of the students was 58, showing that most students have not yet passed the minimum mastery criteria (MMC) of at least 70. Only 11 students out of 28 students passed at this stage for the MMC minimum control criteria. Based on table 9, the average of the students was 64, it appears that most students have not yet passed the minimum mastery criteria (MMC) of at least 70.
Based on Table 15, the mean of 73 students showed that the majority of students should achieve the minimum mastery criteria.
Comparison of Score in Pre-Test, Post-Test I in cycle I, and Post-Test II in Cycle II
Comparison of scores in pre-test, post-test I in cycle I and post-test II in cycle II. Comparison of students' pre-test results, post-test I results in the first cycle and post-test II results in the second cycle. Based on the results of the pre-test, after test I and after test II, it was revealed that there was a significant positive improvement in students' scores.
It is supported by improving student scores from pre-test to post-test I and from post-test I to post-test II.
The Result of Students’ Learning Activities in Cycle I and Cycle II The students' learning activities data was gotten from the whole
Based on the graph above, it can be concluded that the instructional procedure, reading and summarizing (GRASP) strategy can improve students' reading comprehension ability. It is supported by improving student scores from pre-test to post-test I and from post-test I to post-test II. 3. The result of the learning activities of the students in cycle I and cycle II The data of the learning activities of the students were taken from the whole. The students' attention to the teacher's explanation improved from the first meeting to the next meeting.
From graph 10, it can be seen that there was an improvement in the average grade and in the total number of students who passed the test from the pre-test, post-test I to post-test II.
Discussion
Moreover, in the post-test I there were 16 students or (57%) passed the test, the indicator that students get a result >70 with an average of 64. Also, in the post-test II there were 21 students or (75 % ) passed the test indicating that students get a score >70 with an average of 73. Based on the explanation of cycle I and cycle II, it can be shown that using the GRASP strategy can improve students' reading ability.
We can see that it is an improvement in the student's complete score and a total of the score of the students who passed the least from pre-test, post-test I to post-test II.
Conclusion
Suggestion
APPENDICS
Core Competence
KI 4 Elaborasi, penalaran dan penyajian dalam ranah konkret dan ranah abstrak terkait dengan pengembangan dari apa yang dipelajarinya di sekolah secara mandiri, bertindak secara efektif dan kreatif serta mampu menggunakan metode sesuai kaidah keilmuan.
Basic Competence and Indicator
Learning Objective
Learning Material What is Descriptive text?
Way Kambas National Park is a National Elephant Sanctuary Park located in Lampung, precisely in Labuhan Ratu Subdistrict, East Lampung, Indonesia. At the beginning of its establishment, Way Kambas National Park was called Elephant Training Center / Pusat Latihan Gajah (PLG), but in the last few years this name changed to Elephant Conservation Center / Pusat Konservasi Gajah (PKG), which is to become a conservation center of elephants. Way Kambas National Park has some endangered animals such as Sumatran rhinoceros, Sumatran elephant, Sumatran tiger, mentok rimba and buaya sepit.
On the swampy shores of Way Kambas National Park, different species of birds such as Lesser Adjutant, Blue Pheasant, Kuau Raja, Pependang Timur and some other birds are often found.
The teacher told the students to read the descriptive text, then the student closed the text as read. The teacher tells the students to read the text again after the text read, the students relate the information from the first step. The teacher helps the students to create simple sentences for organized information about the text and then the students make inferences about the content of the text.
The teacher tells the students to read the text again, after reading the text, the students connect the information from the first step.
Assessment
- Write your name and class on your answer sheet!
- Read the text then answer the question 3. You may not cheat with your friends!
- Check your answer before submitting!
- Pre-Test ActivityTuesday, 1 st October 2019
- Treatment Activity Thursday, 3 th October 2019
- Post-test I Activity Thursday, 10 th October 2019
Hindu cave is part of the cave which is usually used to give offerings to the ancestor. It is south of the equator and has warm weather all year round. The charm of the beach is mainly seen in the evening when the sunset stands out.
In the middle of the town there is a big hill called the Dathok mountain. Peter is very interested in sports, and at school he plays football and tennis." The underlined phrase can be replaced by. From the text above it can be known that the purpose of the author in writing the text is
