IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING SKILL WITH ACTION LEARNING STRATEGY AT EIGHT GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 3 PARANGINAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Abstract

Sianturi, Yulithalia. Improving Students’ Reading Skill with Action Learning Strategy at SMP Negeri 3 Paranginan in Academic Year 2020/2021. A Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education,University of Sisingamangaraja XII Tapanuli (UNITA).

This final project is an action research in this research, The objective of the research is to investigate how the Action Learning Strategy Improve Students’ Reading Skill. It is expected that the study can enrich the teacher’s strategy in teaching reading with action Learning strategy.The subject of this study is the students of SMP Negeri 3 Paranginan. Which consist of 28 students (16 boys and 12 girls). The students score in two kinds of tests; Pre-test and Post-test The mean of pre-test was 46.78. The mean of post-test was 83.21. The percentage of students who got point >75 also grew up. In the pre-test, the students who got point >75 up were 4 students (14.28%). In the post-test students who got point >75 up were 23 students (82.14%). The qualitative data drew that the use of Action Learning Strategy made sense to the students’ reading skill and to their perspective of being taught by Action Learning Strategy. In other words, the students’ skill in reading improved and became well in the first meeting to the next meeting.