Lumbung Pustaka UNY: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. 2024-03-29T09:16:33ZEPrintshttp://eprints.uny.ac.id/apw_template/images/sitelogo.pnghttps://eprints.uny.ac.id/2015-06-03T06:35:08Z2019-01-29T23:07:17Zhttp://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/19866This item is in the repository with the URL: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/198662015-06-03T06:35:08ZTHE USE OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VIDEO TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE EIGHT GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 1 PRAMBANAN SLEMAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014This research aimed to improve students’ reading ability through National Geographic videos in SMP N 1 Prambanan Sleman.
This research applied action research consists of two cycles. The subjects of the research were 24 students of the ninth grade, the collaborator and the researcher himself. The techniques of collecting data were filled an observation checklist form, observed the teaching and learning process, took photographs, interviewing the English teacher, collaborator and students, doing pre-test and post-test and collecting documents. The data were in the forms of the field notes, the questionnaires, the photos, interview transcripts, test result and samples of the students’ work. In analyzing the data, the researcher used two methods. They were qualitative method and quantitative method. A test was used for the analysis of the quantitative data.
The results of this research showed that the use of the video was able to improve students’ reading ability. Based on qualitative data sources, the students were able to conclude the text, finding the main idea, analyzing the supporting idea. They also could know the vocabularies accurately. Through the videos, they were excited and motivated to join the teaching and learning process. Based on quantitative data sources, before the implementation of using National Geographic videos their reading score was low, after the implementation of videos, the score was higher. The pre-test mean was 6.14, while the post test mean was 8.91. From data sources above, it can be concluded that the students’ reading ability was improved.Zaqi Bagus Perdana