UTAMAX : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
Vol. 1 No. 3 (2019): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education

Do Simplified Text Can Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension in Narrative Text?: A Classroom Action Research Perspective

Suwondo Suwondo (Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru. Indonesia)
Syaifullah Syaifullah (Universitas Lancang Kuning, Pekanbaru. Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2021

Abstract

This research was based on the researcher's preliminary study which found that the students could not comprehend the meaning of texts in their textbook. This Classroom Action Research (CAR) aims to improve the students’ reading comprehension in narrative text through simplified text at grade VIII of SMP Budhi Luhur Pekanbaru. The research was administered to the second year students of SMP Budhi Luhur Pekanbaru. The total population was 34 students. After analyzing the data, the researcher found a significant effect of simplified text toward reading at the second-year SMP Budhi Luhur Pekanbaru students, where the average score from the based score was 58. It increased to 66 at the end of the cycle I. Finally, the average score of cycle II was 75. So it can be concluded that simplified text can increase the students' reading skill at grade VIII SMP Budhi Luhur Pekanbaru

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Journal Info

Abbrev

UTAMAX

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

Utamax: This is International journal publishing about education matters that covers a broad spectrum in education, aiming to build bridges between research and policy and to address issues of concern to the different levels and types of education, transversal topics and ‘big issues’ for policy ...