IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH K-W-L (KNOW-WANT-LEARNED) STRATEGY AT EIGHT GRADE OF SMP TAMANSISWA TELUK BETUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2021/2022
Keywords:
Know, Want, Learn (KWL), Reading Comprehension, Recount text, Narrative textAbstract
In this research, the writer used classroom action research as a research design. The research implementation of using Know Want Learn (KWL) strategy in improving students’ reading comprehension was in 2 cycles. The sample of this research was in one class only with 18 students. For the data collecting technique, the writer used observation, field note and test. In analyzing the data, the writer used descriptive analysis. The findings of this research showed that after teaching reading through KWL strategy, the writer found that KWL strategy was successful to improve the students’ learning activity and reading comprehension. The students' learning activity improve from the first cycle and second cycle that is 6.35 to 7.68 which categorized good category. The writer found that the percentage score of students' reading comprehension who passed the Minimum Completeness Criteria in cycle l was 38.88 while in cycle ll was obtained 83.33 students' passed MCC while the minimum completeness criteria of successful was at least 70%. Therefore, it can be concluded that the implementation of KWL strategy was successful to improve the students’ learning activities and reading comprehension at the eighth grade of SMP TAMANSISWA TELUK BETUNG in academic year of 2021/2022.
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