Puspita, Fransisca Dita (2014) USING COMIC STRIPS TO IMPROVE THE READING SKILLS OF GRADE VIII D STUDENTS AT SMP N 2 KALASAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
The research aim was to improve the students‘ reading skills using comic strips in Grade VIII D at SMP N 2 Kalasan in the academic year of 2013/2014. The study was action research involving 32 students of Grade VIII D at SMP N 2 Kalasan. The other participants were the English teacher and the researcher‘s colleague as the collaborator. The research procedure which was carried out in two cycles consisted of reconnaissance, planning, action and observation, and reflection. The research data collected were in the form of qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were obtained from observations and interviews, while the quantitative data were collected through tests. The field notes and interview transcripts were analyzed qualitatively through assembling, coding, comparing the data, building interpretations, and reporting the outcome. The mean and standard deviation of the test scores were the results of the quantitative data analysis. To check the students‘ improvement after the action, a t-test in SPSS 20.00 was also applied. The validity used was democratic, outcome, process, catalityc, dialogic, content and face validity. The reliability of the research data was obtained through time, investigator and theoretical triangulation; Cronbach‘s Coefficient Alpha obtained from the results of the ITEMAN. The results of the research showed that the students‘ reading skills improved after the implementation of comic strips in the teaching and learning process of reading. The skills in comprehending the texts and mastering the vocabulary were better after the research conducted. The students‘ motivation to participate in the lesson also increased because comic strips attracted them to be more curious about the texts they read. These results were also supported by the mean score of the post-test 75.7, which was higher than that of the pre-test 61.4. This showed that using comic strips in teaching and learning process of reading could improve the students‘ reading skills significantly.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | comic strips, improvement, reading skills |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2015 06:14 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/18433 |
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