IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH READ, COVER, REMEMBER, RETELL (RCRR) AT THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 16 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Abstract

This research aimed to improve the students’ reading comprehension through Read, Cover, Remember, Retell (RCRR) at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 16 Bandar Lampung in the academic year 2022/2023. The subject of this research was 34 students of X.5 class. This research used Classroom Action Research with two cycles where each cycle consisted of three meetings. In each cycles consist of planning, Action, Observation, and Reflecting. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and quantitative data. The result showed that use of Read, Cover, Remember, Retell (RCRR) improved the students’ reading comprehension. From quantitative data, the result showed that the mean score of each cycle was increased from post-test of cycle 1 to cycle 2. The first cycle was 66.58 there were 18 students or 52.94% who passed Minimum Mastery Criterion, then the second cycle was 86.00 there were 26 students or 76.47% who passed Minimum Mastery Criterion. The improvement can also be seen from qualitative data the result of students’ observation sheet students’ learning activity from cycle 1 to cycle 2. The mean score of first cycle was 7.01, then in second cycle was 7.66. As from the result, it improved in each cycle which stated the implementation of Read, Cover, Remember, Retell (RCRR) can improve students’ learning activities and reading comprehension.