TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' READING PROFICIENCY IN THE PANDEMIC ERA OF GRADE EIGHT AT SMPN 2 BUMIRATU NUBAN. TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' READING PROFICIENCY IN THE PANDEMIC ERA OF GRADE EIGHT AT SMPN 2 BUMI RATU NUBAN. The focus of this research is reading proficiency of English students at the eighth grade SMPN 2 Bumiratu Nuban.
INTRODUCTION
- Background of Study
- Problem Identification
- Problem Limitation
- Problem Formulation
- Objective and Benefits of The Research
- Prior Research
One of the effective applications in teaching reading is the use of Quizizz as a tool to improve students' reading skills during the pandemic. Can Quizizz app improve students' reading skills during the pandemic period of eighth graders at SMPN 2 Bumirat Nuban. Can the Quizizz application improve the learning activity of students during the pandemic period of eighth graders at SMPN 2 Bumirat Nuban.
THEORETICAL REVIEW
Reading Skill
- Concept of Reading
- Concept of Skill
- Strategy of Reading Skill
- Types of Reading Skill
- Process of Reading Skill
- Generic Structure of Procedure Text
- Characteristic of Procedure Text
Integration is the process of absorbing the main ideas from the personal background of the text. In the process of reading, identifying the purpose of the text is important to recognize in reading. So, in this way, students should understand and get a point for the meaning of the text.
Quizizz Application
- The Definition of Quizizz Application
- The Purpose of Quizizz
- The Features of Quizizz
- The Implementing of Quizizz Application
- The Advantages and Disadvantages of Quizizz
- How To Access of Quizizz
Basuki and Hidayati explain that Quizizz is a fun game for doing quick assessments in the classroom. Basically, it can be deduced that Quizizz is a web tool to create interactive quiz games to be used as an assessment tool in the classroom. The colors, avatars and music in the quiz provide a game-like learning experience for students.
Instructors can monitor the process and download the report when the quiz is finished to evaluate student performance. 33 Fang Zhao, “Using Quizizz to Integrate Fun Multiplayer Activity in the Accounting Classroom,” International Journal of Higher Education 8, no. 35 Pahamzah et al., "Quizizz as a Students' Reading Comprehension Learning Media: A Case Study at the Eleventh Grade of Dwi Putra Bangsa Vacation School in Cimanggu," p.
After completing the task, the report can be accessed and analyzed to see the overall results in Excel format. 38. 38 Siti Zuhriyah and Bambang Widi Pratolo, "Exploring Students' Views in the Use of Quizizz as an Assessment Tool in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Class," Universal Journal of Educational Research 8, no. Students can go to www.quizizz .com or join and enter the 6-digit code to take the live quiz or complete the homework.
When the students are done, refresh your page and see the results of the quiz.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design
During the learning process, the researcher will observe the reading skills of the students in the procedural text. The aim is to gain insight into the reading skills of the students before and after the learning process. In the post-test I only had 9 students who scored well, but the student test result was better than the student test before treatment.
Frequency the data of students' post-test of the eighth grade of SMPN 2 Bumiratu Nuban No score Frequencies Percentage category. The graphic showed that the students' learning activity did not achieve the percentage that was 70% achieved. The comparison of percentage of the students' score completeness based on pre-test and post-test I.
Based on the result above, the researcher indicated that the learning process in cycle II was a success because the students' learning activity percentage achieved 75%. From the result of the learning process in cycle II, the researcher analyzed that the use of Quizizz Application improved the students' reading skills, especially in vocabulary mastery. The aim of this research was to use Quizizz Application to improve students' learning activity. The students' score of learning activity in cycle I was very unsatisfied, because the students were passive in class.
Using Quizizz in Improving Students' Reading Skills.” The Art of Teaching English as a Foreign Language 1, no.
Variable and Operational Definition Variable
- Variable
- Operational Definition of Variables
Population, Sample and Sampling Technique
- Population
- Sample
- Sampling Technique
According to Singh, the population is the entire mass of observations, which is the parent group or groups from which a sample must be formed.48 This means that the population is one or more distinct individuals with a common characteristic that must be selected for examination. The population of this research is on the eighth grades SMPN 2 Bumiratu Nuban, which consists of 4 classes and 114 students. A sample is part of the population for the selection of individuals who are used in the research observation or analysis.49 This means that the sample is a small part of the population being observed.
In this research, the researcher will use random sampling of the class name group to be investigated in the eighth grade of SMPN 2 Bumiratu Nuban. In this research, the researcher chooses 1 class from all the classes randomly because the students' ability to read all the classes is still low.
Data Collection Technique
- Interview
- Test
- Observation
- Documentation
The test is the step to recognize the students' skills and to know how far the students' skills are in the learning process. According to Brown, Test is a simple way or method to know the skills, knowledge or performance of a person that is used at a certain point.50 The researcher used pre-test and post-test to collect the data of reading ability. of students. In this part, the researcher will give a pretest to students using Google forms to replace paper in this pandemic era.
And then measure how much the students can understand the text given to them by the researcher. This pretest used a Google form before using the Quizizz app to improve his reading skills. This post-test asked students to determine if there was a significant improvement in students' reading skills by learning English using the Quizizz app during the pandemic.
The purpose of observation is to explain the situation being investigated, such as the activities, people or individuals involved in an activity and the relationships between them. In this research, the researcher will observe the learning process of eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Bumiratu Nuban in their classroom. Documentation is a method or strategy used to collect data or information from written language (for example: books, rules, notes and others, photos, recordings or videos).
The researcher used the documentation to get some detailed information of the teacher, students and organizational structure of SMPN 2 Bumiratu Nuban.
Research Instrument
Both tests ask students to read procedural text based on the picture.
Data Analysis Technique
- The Description of The Research Data
Frequency Pre-test data of eighth grade students of SMPN 2Bumiratu Nuban No results Frequencies Percentage category. At the end of this cycle, the researcher analyzed and calculated all the processes that follow the student's pre-test score and the student's I score after the test. The researcher started the lesson with a prayer, greeting, checking the attendance list and asking how the students were doing.
From the above graphic, it can be assumed that the students' scores in post-test II were different.
Discussion
The use of Quizizz application can improve the learning activity of students in the era of pandemic in the eighth grade SMP Negeri 2 Bumiratu Nuban. So, it can be concluded that compared to the learning activity of students in cycle I and cycle II of the pre-experimental class, there was an increase in the scores of students in cycle I and cycle II. The use of Quizizz application as a media in the learning process, especially in English, can improve the reading skills of eighth grade students in SMPN 2 Bumiratu Nuban from Central Lampung.
Although in cycle I, students' ability to read is still weak, because almost of the students could not reach the objective of the Minimum Mastery Criteria (MCC), but in cycle II, most of the students could reach the Minimum Mastery Criteria (KKM). ). Students didn't sit down and read, but could memorize the answer and picked up new vocabulary in the text. Students to be more active in the learning process in the classroom and improve their reading skills using the Quizizz app.
It is suggested that the principal supports the English teacher to use the Quizizz app as a media in the learning process because this app is useful in the English learning process especially to improve students' reading skills in the pandemic era. Exploring students' views on the use of quizzes as an assessment tool in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. Universal Journal of Educational Research 8, no. Fifth, connect the charger cable to the hole at the bottom of the mobile phone.
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CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Conclusion
In this research the researcher used data collection method like interview, test, observation and documentation. After the data has been analyzed, it is obtained that the mean score of pre-test is 38.01 and the mean of post-test in cycle I is 51.2 and then the post-test in cycle II is 74.6. Teaching literacy using Quizizz Application as a medium could make students interested in the learning process and feel enjoyed.
Suggestion
Dengan bimbingan dan arahan guru, siswa mempertanyakan antara lain perbedaan bentuk teks dalam bahasa Inggris dan bahasa Indonesia. Secara kolaboratif, siswa mencoba menjawab dalam bahasa Inggris untuk mendapatkan umpan balik dari guru, serta jawaban yang berkaitan dengan pembelajaran, simulasi, role play dan kegiatan terstruktur lainnya. Media apa yang digunakan untuk belajar bahasa Inggris di SMP Negeri 2 Bumiratu Nuban secara online.
Jenis teks atau materi apa yang dianggap paling sulit bagi siswa untuk belajar bahasa Inggris? Kadang-kadang siswa yang saya ajar aktif di kelas karena suka dengan materi yang saya ajarkan, selebihnya biasa saja, tidak ada yang menonjol dalam nilai bahasa Inggrisnya, meskipun beberapa dari mereka mengambil kursus bahasa Inggris di luar sekolah. Jawab: Karena sekolah ini sedang dalam proses menjadi Sekolah Standar Nasional, nilai KKM Bahasa Inggris adalah 70 (tujuh puluh).
Jawab: Kendala utama belajar bahasa Inggris online adalah keterbatasan sinyal siswa yang tidak memiliki koneksi internet yang cukup baik. Jawab: Mungkin untuk jenjang SMP ini, semua skill adalah kelemahan siswa, terutama bahasa Inggris. Karena keterbatasan ini, saya meminta mereka untuk menonton beberapa jenis video bahasa Inggris di YouTube untuk mendukung bacaan, kosa kata, dan pengucapan mereka.
