THE USE OF PAIR CHECK METHOD TO IMPROVE

STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION

(A Classroom Action Research to the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1
Sungai Raya Kabupaten Kubu Raya Academic Year of 2017/2018)

SKRIPSI Commented [U1]: Thesis

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GITA ARYATIE
NIM. 521300025

PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

FAKULTAS PENDIDIKAN BAHASA DAN SENI

INSTITUT KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN

PERSATUAN GURU REPUBLIK INDONESIA

(IKIP-PGRI) PONTIANAK

2017 Commented [U2]: Space

 THE USE OF PAIR CHECK METHOD TO IMPROVE
STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION
(A Classroom Action Research to the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1
Sungai Raya Kabupaten Kubu Raya Academic Year of 2017/2018)

A THESIS

Submitted to Fulfil One of the Requirements for the Sarjana Degree Examination
at English Education Program of IKIP-PGRI Pontianak

BY
GITA ARYATIE
NIM. 521300025

PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

FAKULTAS PENDIDIKAN BAHASA DAN SENI

INSTITUT KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN

PERSATUAN GURU REPUBLIK INDONESIA

(IKIP-PGRI) PONTIANAK

2017
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to God. This research design has been accomplished by the love and

blessing of God the beneficent, the merciful, source of knowledge, source of

compassionate for the countless love, so that this research design finally could be

finished by the researcher.

There were many people involved in giving help and guidance in conducting

the research design. Therefore, the researcher would like to express his gratitude to:

1. Tri Kurniawati, M.Pd as the first supervisor for the support and guidance given

for completing this research.

2. M. Iqbal Ripo Putra, M.Pd as the second supervisor for the support and guidance

given for completing this research.

3. Prof. Dr. Samion AR, M.Pd as the Rector of IKIP-PGRI Pontianak for the best

facilities who has given for us during studying in this college.

4. Drs. H. Zuldafrial, M.Si as the Dean of Language Education and Art Faculty of

IKIP-PGRI Pontianak for giving knowledge and information.

5. Citra Kusumaningsih, M.Pd as the head of English Education Department of

IKIP-PGRI Pontianak.

6. Desi Sri Astuti, M.Pd as the secretary of English Education Department of

IKIP-PGRI Pontianak.

7. Drs. Mhd Ismail Kasim, M.Sc as the academic supervisor who given his

valuable guidance and advise.

8. Alamsyah, S.Pd as the English teacher in SMP Negeri 02 Teriak and as the

Researchers collaborator to help in doing this research.

9. The English Education Department lecturers who have given their knowledge

during the researcher study at English Study Program in IKIP-PGRI Pontianak.

10. All of the researchers friends in B Morning class of the academic year 2013 for

the happiness and helping given to the researcher during the researchers lecture

time in IKIP-PGRI Pontianak.

The researcher confesses this research still has many weaknesses.

Therefore, the researcher expects the opinions and suggestions from the reader

which are very useful as a good input for the perfection of this research. The

researcher hopes that this research will give a good contribution to all peoples,

especially for the improvement of English Study Program and all of the students.

Pontianak, Oktober 2017

The Researcher
 PERNYATAAN

Dengan ini saya menyatakan bahwa dalam skripsi ini dengan judul THE USE OF

PAIR CHECK METHOD TO IMPROVE STUDENTS READING

COMPREHENSION (A Classroom Action Research to the Tenth Grade

Students of SMA Negeri 1 Sungai Raya Kabupaten Kubu Raya in the

Academic Year of 2017/2018), beserta isinya adalah benar-benar karya saya

sendiri dan saya tidak melakukan penjiplakan atau pengutipan dengan cara-cara

yang tidak sesuai dengan cara keilmuan yang berlaku dalam masyarakat keilmuan.

Atas pernyataan ini, saya siap menanggung resiko/sanksi yang dijatuhkan kepada

saya apabila dikemudian hari ditemukan ada pelanggaran terhadap etika keilmuan

dalam karya saya ini, atau diklaim dari pihak lain terhadap keaslian karya saya ini.

Pontianak, Oktober 2017

Penulis

GITA ARYATIE
 PRONOUNCEMENT

Hereby, I pronounced that the thesis entitled THE USE OF PAIR CHECK

METHOD TO IMPROVE STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION (A

Classroom Action Research to the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1

Sungai Raya Kabupaten Kubu Raya in the Academic Year of 2017/2018),,

was written by me myself, and I did not do any kind of plagiarism which

contradicted with the prevailing ethics of science in the scientific community. As

the consequences, I will accept any sanction if I have been proven to do a violation

towards ethics of science on my work or claims from any other party in the

authenticity of my work.

Pontianak, Oktober 2017

The Writer

GITA ARYATIE
 DEDICATION

I dedicate this thesis to my parents, my father (Sigit Nekato), my mother (Saryatik)

who always give both moral and financial support which highly motivated me to

finish this thesis as the final task that must be taken to obtain a Sarjana degree (S1)

of English Education Study Program of IKIP-PGRI Pontianak. Then, I also

dedicate this thesis to my beloved brothers and sisters, Madhan Dwi Putra and

Mira Lorenza. Thank you for everything that all of you have given to me. Thank you

so much for always praying and giving me a lot of motivations. Thank you so much

to all of people who have helped me to finish this thesis.

 MOTTO

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 ABSTARCT

Gita Aryatie, 2017: The Use Of Pair Check Method To Improve Students Reading
Comprehension (A Classroom Action Research to the Tenth Grade Students of SMA
Negeri 1 Sungai Raya Kabupaten Kubu Raya in the Academic Year 2017/2018)
This research was aimed to find out the implementation of Mind Mapping in
teaching Reading Comprehension and the class situation. This research was conducted
through classroom action research (CAR) design. The researcher choose X IPA2 as the
subject of research based on students problem in reading comprehension.
In this research, the researcher used observation and measurement technique. The
obsservation was done by using observation checklist and field note. The measuremet was
done by giving the test to students which consist of 40 items.
Based on the data display that the students mean score improved significantly at
the third cycle. At the first cycle, the mean score was 33,94, 62,59 t the cycle 2 and 75,94
at the cycle 3. It was also shown from the observation during teaching learning process Commented [U4]: Your abstract is not merely consistent
that showed positive respond when the teachers implementing the method. with the cycle.
Based on the results above, the researcher concluded that through Pair Check
Method the students reading comprehension on descriptive text. The researcher suggested
to the other English teachers who want to teach descriptive text and want to The Use of
Pair Check Method To Improve Reading Comprehension.

Keyword :Pair Check Method, Descriptive text, Classroom Action Research

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

APPROVAL SHEET ........................................................................................ ii

PERNYATAAN ................................................................................................ vi
PRONOUNCEMENT....................................................................................... vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................ viii
DEDICATION .................................................................................................. x
MOTTO ............................................................................................................. xi
ABSTRACT....................................................................................................... xii
TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................xiii
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................ xv
LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................... xvi
LIST OF APPENDICES .................................................................................. xvii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
A. Research Background ............................................................................. 1
B. Research Problem ................................................................................... 5
C. Research Purpose .................................................................................... 5
D. Research Benefits ................................................................................... 5
1. Theoritical Benefits ........................................................................... 6
2. Practical Benefits .............................................................................. 6
E. Scope Of Research .................................................................................. 7
1. Research Variable ............................................................................. 7
2. Terminology ..................................................................................... 7
F. Action Hypothesis .................................................................................. 8

CHAPTER II READING COMPREHENSION AND GROUP

INVESTIGATION METHOD
A. The Nature of Reading............................................................................ 9
1. Definition of Reading ....................................................................... 9
2. Definition of Reading Comprehension ............................................. 10
3. Type of Reading ............................................................................... 11
4. The Components of Reading Comprehension .................................. 12
B. The Nature of Group Investigation Method (GI) ................................... 15
1. The Definition of Group Investigation Method (GI) ........................ 15
2. The Procedure of Group Investigation Method (GI) ........................ 16
3. Teaching Procedure Using Mind Mapping....................................... 18
4. The Advantages And Disadvantages of Group Investigation .......... 20
a. The Advantages of Group Investigation ..................................... 20
b. The Disadvantages of Group Investigation ................................ 21
C. The Nature of Narrative Text.................................................................. 21
1. The Definition of Narrative Text ...................................................... 21
2. Generic Structure of Narrative Text ................................................ 22
 3. Kinds of Narrative Text ....................................................................
4. Language Features of Narrative Text ............................................... 23

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Research Design .................................................................................... 25

B. The Procedure of Action Research (CAR) ............................................ 26
C. Subject of Research ............................................................................... 42
D. Time and Place of Research .................................................................. 42
E. Technique of Collecting Data ................................................................ 42
F. Tool of Collecting Data ......................................................................... 44
G. Technique of Data Analysing ............................................................... 46

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

A. Research Findings.................................................................................. 49
1. Qualitative Data .................................................................................
2. Quantitative Data ...............................................................................
B. Discussion .............................................................................................. 55

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

A. Conclusion ............................................................................................. 58
B. Suggestions ............................................................................................ 59

BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................ 60
 LIST OF TABLES

Page

Tables:

1. Students Score Pretest ...................................................................52

2. Students Score Cycle I ..................................................................54
3. Students Score Cycle II .................................................................56
 LIST OF Figures

Page

Figure:

1. Procedures of Action Research (CAR) .................................... 26

2. Mean Score ............................................................................... 54
 LIST OF APPENDICES

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Appendix:

1. Surat Izin Penelitian Dari IKIP-PGRI Pontianak ..................... 64

2. Surat Keterangan Telah Penelitian ........................................... 65
3. SK Dosen Pembimbing ............................................................ 66
4. Syllabus ................................................................................... 69
5. Lesson Plan of Cycle I ............................................................. 73
6. Lesson Plan of Cycle II ............................................................ 80
7. Observation Checklist of Cycle I.............................................. 92
8. Observation Checklist of Cycle II ............................................ 94
9. Field Note of Cycle I ................................................................ 98
10. Field Note of Cycle II ............................................................... 100
11. Surat Penunjuk Validasi Instrument ......................................... 104
12. Table of Specification Pretest ................................................... 105
13. Table of Specification Instrument I .......................................... 106
14. Table of Specification Instrument II ......................................... 107
15. Instrument of Pretest ................................................................. 108
16. Instrument of Cycle I ................................................................ 118
17. Instrument of Cycle II............................................................... 126
18. The Answer Key of Pretest ....................................................... 136
19. The Answer Key of Cycle I ...................................................... 137
20. The Answer Key of Cycle II..................................................... 138
21. Students Worksheet ................................................................. 139
22. Students Answer...................................................................... 145
23. The Students Score .................................................................. 150
24. Documentation.......................................................................... 151