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THE READING COMPREHENSION OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS

OF SMP N 1 GEMBONG PATI TAUGHT BY USING

START SIMPLE STORIES (SSS) ACTIVITY

IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

By:

IKHA SHOFIA ELLYANA

NIM. 200932230

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

2013

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THE READING COMPREHENSION OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS

OF SMP N 1 GEMBONG PATITAUGHT BY USING

START SIMPLE STORIES (SSS) ACTIVITY

IN ACADEMIC YEAR2012/2013

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for completing the Sarjana Program

In the Department of English Education

By

Ikha Shofia Ellyana

NIM 200932230

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

2013

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO:

Allah is my place for begging everything. (QS Al Ikhlas:2)

Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed. (Emily Dickinson)

This final project is dedicated to:

Allah SWT, my great power.

My beloved father and mother (Giyanto, S.Pd and Siti

Khotijah, S.Pd.I), thank you for your love.

My dearest brother and sisters(Dikky Ihza Agustiyan, Dwi

Quetra and Nafis Quetra)

My “inspiring” comrade (Kukuh Setianto Haryadi) Lucky I

have you, thanks for everything.

My best friend “The Blueberry” Anis, Ulfa, Monic, Icha,

Rinda, Toty, Nur thanks for your loyality.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillahirrobbil’alamin. There will never be another greatest thank

except to Allah SWT, the Almighty for the remarkable blessing and mercy to me,

so that this skripsi entitled “The Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade

Students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati Taught by Using Start Simple Stories

Activity in Academic Year 2012/2013” is able to accomplished.

This skripsi is not merely her own work because of having been greatly

improved by some great people around her who suggested and guided her by

giving comments and advises to make it better. One point is this skripsi is

arranged to fulfill the one or requirements for completing the sarjana program.

Therefore I would like to express her great gratitude to the:

1. Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd., the Dean of Teacher Training and Education

Faculty.

2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd, the Head of English Education Department.

3. Titis Sulistyowati, SS, M.Pd, the first advisor who is willing to spend a lot of

time to guide some advises to make this skripsi.

4. Drs. Muh. Syafei, M.Pd, the second advisor who is very helpful in giving

corrections and suggestions in arranging this skripsi.

5. Subawi, S.Pd, M.Pd as headmaster and Sugiarti, S.Pd., as a teacher of SMP N

1 Gembong Pati who has given permission and opportunity to herby doing

the research.

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6. All of the English lecturers of English Education Department of Teacher

Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

7. Her beloved father and mother (Mr. Giyanto, S.Pd and Mrs. Siti Khotijah,

S.Pd.I) thank you for the way you have been caring her with your love and

affection.

8. Her beloved brother (Dikky Ihza Agustian).

9. All the English Education Department 2009 friends as her companions in

arm.

10. Her civitas, Muria Kudus University which have been the institute of her

study.

There is no greatest obstacle in writing this skripsi than avoiding then

temptation of being perfect. Therefore, suggestion from the readers will be fully

appreciated and always waited. He do expects that this research will be useful for

those, especially who are in the field of education.

Last but not least, thanks for everyone who involved finishingmaking this

skripsi better.

Kudus, July 2013

Ikha Shofia Ellyana

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ABSTRACT

Ellyana, Ikha Shofia. 2013. The Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade

Students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati Taught by Using Start Simple

Stories Activity in Academic Year 2012/2013. Skripsi.English Education

Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Muria Kudus

University. Advisors: (1) Titis Sulistyowati, SS. M.Pd, (2) Drs. Muh.

Syafei, M.Pd.

Key words: Reading Comprehension, Start Simple Stories Activity.

Reading comprehension is more complex than commonly assumed.

Reading is always purposeful not only in sense that readers read in different ways

based on differing reading purposes. However, many students have difficulties in

reading especially in comprehending a text or stories. They felt bored because

they got the long or complex stories in the beginning of teaching learning process.

So, that’s way they had less reading in English. Therefore, the teacher should have

alternative ways to teach in reading. One of that waysis using fun and unique

activities. Start Simple Stories Activity is one of solution to solve the students’

problem to learn material to be more interest and fun.

The objective of this research is: to find out whether there is any

significant difference between the reading comprehension of the eighth grade

students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati before and after being taught by using Start

Simple Stories Activity in academic year 2012/2013.

The population of the research was the eighth grade students of SMP N 1

Gembong Pati in academic year 2012/2013. The writer uses cluster random

sampling technique in taking the sample of the research. The writer gets VIII B as

the sample of the research. There are 25 students. The design of this research was

experimental research. The writer uses one group pre-test and post-test.

The result of the experiment can be seen that the calculation of t-test,

with the level of significance 0.05, the Degree of Freedom (Df) is 24, and t-table

(tt) 2.064, the t- obtained (to) 13.74. In the other words, t-obtained is higher than t-

table. The reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of SMP N 1

Gembong Pati after being taught by using Start Simple Stories Activity is “good”.

It is showed by the mean is 76.2 and the standard deviation is 7.5. it is higher than

the mean of the reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of SMP N 1

Gembong Pati before being taught by using Start Simple Stories Activity in

academic year 2012/2013 which the mean 52.8 and standard deviation is 7.08. It

is categorized as “poor”.

Based on the research result above, the writer concludes that Start

Simple Stories Activity is appropriate in teaching reading comprehension of the

eighth grade students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati in academic year 2012/2013. For

the teacher and the other researcher, Start Simple Stories Activity can be applied

as an activity in teaching learning process step by step.

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ABSTRAKSI

Ellyana, Ikha Shofia. 2013. Pemahaman Membaca Siswa Kelas Delapan SMP N 1

Gembong Pati Diajarkan dengan Menggunakan Start Simple Stories

Activity Tahun Pelajaran 2012/2013. Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris.

Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Muria Kudus.

Pembimbing: (1) Titis Sulistyowati, SS. M.Pd, (2) Drs. Muh. Syafei,

M.Pd.

Kata Kunci: Pemahaman membaca, Start Simple Stories Activity.

Pemahaman membaca lebih rumit dibandingkan dengan perkiraan pada

umumnya. Membaca selalu mempunyai maksud tertentu tidak hanya dalam

perasaan yang pembaca baca di berbeda cara berdasarkan pada perbedaan dari

tujuan pembaca tersebut. Bagaimanapun juga, banyak siswa yang mempunyai

kesulitan dalam membaca khususnya dalam memahami sebuah teks atau cerita.

Siswa merasa bosan karena mereka mendapatkan cerita yang rumit dan panjang di

awal proses belajar mengajar. Jadi, dengan begitu siswa merasa kurang dalam hal

membaca teks bahasa Inggris. Oleh karena itu, guru seharusnya mempunyai cara

lain untuk mengajar membaca bahasa Inggris. Salah satu cara yang digunakan

adalah menggunakan aktifitas yang unik dan menyenangkan. Start Simple Stories

Activity adalah salah satu solusi untuk memecahkan masalah siswa untuk

mempelajari materi pembelajaran dengan lebih menarik dan menyenangkan.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan apakah ada

perbedaan yang signifikan antara pemahaman membaca siswa kelas delapan SMP

N 1 Gembong Pati sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan Start

Simple Stories Activity tahun pelajaran 2012/2013.

Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas delapan SMP N 1

Gembong Pati tahun pelajaran 2012/2013.Penulis menggunakan teknik

pengambilan sampel secara acak dan kelompok.Penulis mendapatkan kelas VIII B

sebagai sampel penelitian.Terdapat 25 siswa dalam kelas tersebut.Dalam

penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan penelitian eksperimen sebagai rancangn

penelitian.Penulis menggunakan satu kelompok untuk kelompok pre-test dan

post-test.

Hasil dari eksperimen tersebut menunjukkan bahwa perhitungan t-test

pada tingkat signifikan 0.05, Degree of Freedom (Df) adalah 24, dan t-table (tt)

2.064, t-obtained (t0) 13.74. Dengan kata lain, t-obtained lebih tinggi dari pada t-

table. Pemahaman membaca siswa kelas delapan SMP N 1 Gembong Pati setelah

diajarkan menggunakan Start Simple Stories Activity tahun pelajaran 2012/2013

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adalah “baik”. Hal tersebut dapat di tunjukkan dengan nilai rata-rata dengan rata-

rata nilai 76.2 dan standard deviation dengan nilai 7.5.nilai tersebut lebih tinggi

dibandingkan dengan rata-rata membaca pemahaman siswa kelas delapan SMP N

1 Gembong Pati sebelum diajarkan menggunakan Start Simple Stories Activity

tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 dengan nilai rata-rata 52.8 dan nilai standard

deviation adalah 7.08. Dengan nilai tersebut dapat dikategorikan “rendah”.

Berdasarkan hasil peneltitian diatas, penulis menyimpulkan bahwa Start

Simple Stories Activity sesuai dalam pengajaran membaca pemahaman kelas

delapan SMP N 1 Gembong Pati tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. Bagi guru dan

peneltiti lain, Start Simple Stories Activity dapat diterapkan sebagai aktifitas

dalam proses belajar mengajar tahap demi tahap.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER ............................................................................................................. i

LOGO ................................................................................................................ ii

TITLE ............................................................................................................... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ....................................................................... iv

ADVISORS’ APPROVAL .............................................................................. v

EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ........................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................... ix

ABSTRAKSI .................................................................................................... x

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................ xii

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................... xvi

LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................... xvii

LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................. xviii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Research ..................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................... 4

1.3 Objectives of the Research ....................................................................... 4

1.4 Significance of the Research ..................................................................... 5

1.5 Scope of the Research ............................................................................... 5

1.6 Operational Definition .............................................................................. 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND

HYPHOTHESIS

2.1 Reading .................................................................................................... 7

2.1.1 Reading Comprehension ........................................................................... 8

2.1.2 Level of Comprehension ........................................................................... 9

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2.2 Teaching Reading .................................................................................... 9

2.2.1 The Technique of Reading ........................................................................ 10

2.3 Teaching English in SMP N 1 Gembong Pati .......................................... 13

2.3.1 The purpose of Teaching English in SMP N 1 Gembong Pati ................. 13

2.3.2 Method of Teaching English in SMP N 1 Gembong Pati ......................... 14

2.3.3 The Material of Teaching English at SMP N 1 Gembong Pati ................. 15

2.4 Genre ........................................................................................................ 16

2.4.1 Kinds of Genre in the eighth grade students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati . 16

2.4.1.1 Descriptive Text ..................................................................................... 16

2.4.1.2 Recount Text .......................................................................................... 17

2.4.1.3 Narrative Text ........................................................................................ 18

2.4.1.3.1 The Purpose of Narrative Text ......................................................... 18

2.4.1.3.2 Generic Structure of Narrative Text................................................. 19

2.5 Approach, Method, and Technique in Teaching ........................................ 19

2.5.1 Approach ................................................................................................ 20

2.5.2 Method ................................................................................................... 20

2.5.3 Technique .............................................................................................. 20

2.6 Start Simple Stories (SSS) Activity ............................................................ 20

2.7 The Main Features of Start Simple Stories (SSS) Activity ........................ 22

2.8 Teaching Reading Comprehension by Using Start Simple Stories Activity in

SMP N 1 Gembong Pati ............................................................................. 23

2.9 Review to Previous Research ..................................................................... 23

2.10 Theoretical Framework .............................................................................. 24

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2.11 Hypothesis .................................................................................................. 24

CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH

3.1 Design of the Research ............................................................................. 25

3.2 Population and Sample ............................................................................. 27

3.2.1 Population ................................................................................................. 27

3.2.2 Sample ....................................................................................................... 28

3.3 Instrument of the Research ...................................................................... 28

3.4 Technique of Collecting Data ................................................................... 31

3.5 Technique of Analyzing Data ................................................................... 32

CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH

4.1 Research finding ....................................................................................... 36

4.1.1 The Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP

N 1 Gembong Pati Before being Taugth by Using Start Simple

Stories Activity in Academic Year 2012/2013 ......................................... 37

4.1.2 The Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP

N 1 Gembong Pati After being Taught by Using Start Simple Stories

Activity in Academic Year 2012/2013 ..................................................... 40

4.2 Hypothesis Testing ................................................................................... 43

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CHAPTER V DISCUSSION

5.1 The Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP

N 1 Gembong Pari before being Taught by using Start Simple

Stories Activity in Academic Year 2012/2013 ......................................... 47

5.2 The Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP

N 1 Gembong Pati after being Taught by Using Start Simple Stories

Activity in Academic Year 2012/2013 ..................................................... 48

5.3 The Significant Difference between the Reading Comprehension of

the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati After being

Taught by Using Start Simple Stories in Academic Year 2012/2013 ...... 50

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................ 52

6.2 Suggestion ................................................................................................. 52

BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................ 54

APPENDICES .................................................................................................. 56

STATEMENT .................................................................................................. 121

CURICULUM VITAE ..................................................................................... 122

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LIST OF TABLE

Table Page

3.1 The Population of Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong

Pati in the Academic Year 2012/2013 .................................................... 27

3.2 The Criteria of The Reading Comprehension of Eighth Grade

Students in the Academic Year 2012/2013 ............................................ 33

4.1 TheReading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP

N 1 Gembong Pati before being Taught by Using Start Simple

Stories Activity in Academic Year 2012/2013 ....................................... 37

4.2 The Frequency Distribution of the Reading Comprehension of the

Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati before being

Taught by Using Start Simple Stories Activity in Academic Year

2012/2013 ............................................................................................... 38

4.3 The Reading Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP

N 1 Gembong Pati before being Taught by Using Start Simple

Stories Activity in Academic Year 2012/2013 ....................................... 40

4.4 The Frequency Distribution of the Reading Comprehension of the

Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati before being

Taught by Using Start Simple Stories Activity in Academic Year

2012/2013 ............................................................................................... 41

4.5 The Summary of t-test Result of the Reading Comprehension of

the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati before and

after being Taught by Using Start Simple Stories Activity in

Academic Year 2012/2013...................................................................... 43

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

3.1 Figure of Experimental Design Without control group ....................... 26

4.1 The Bar Diagram of the Frequency Distribution in Reading

Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1

Gembong Pati beforebeing Taught by Using Start Simple Stories

Activityin Academic Year 2012/2013 .................................................. 39

4.2 The Bar Diagram of the Frequency Distribution in Reading

Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1

Gembong Pati afterbeing Taught by Using Start Simple Stories

Activityin Academic Year 2012/2013 .................................................. 42

4.3 Sampling Distribution Showing t-obtained Versus t-critical α .05

two tailed test, df=24 ............................................................................ 45

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

1. The Syllabus of Tenth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati in

Academic Year 2012/2013 ........................................................................... 56

2. Lesson Plan of Teaching

3. by Using Start Simple Stories Activity ........................................................ 58

4. The table of Specification to measure Reading Comprehension of the

Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong Pati ..................................... 95

5. Pre-test and Post-test sheet .......................................................................... 97

6. The Tabulation of Try Out test .................................................................... 106

7. The Try Out Score of Reading Comprehension test of the Eighth

Grade Students of MTs N Gembong Pati .................................................... 108

8. Reliability of Try Out ................................................................................... 109

9. The Reading Comprehension Score of before Taught by Using Start

Simple Stories Activity ................................................................................ 110

10. The calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of The Reading

Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong

Pati before being Taught by Using Start Simple Stories Activity in

Academic Year 2012/2013 ........................................................................... 111

11. The Reading Comprehension Score after Taught by Using Start

Simple Stories Activity ................................................................................ 113

12. The calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of The Reading

Comprehension of the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Gembong

Pati before being Taught by Using Start Simple Stories Activity in

Academic Year 2012/2013 ........................................................................... 114

13. The Calculation of t-test (t0) ........................................................................ 116

14. The List of Students .................................................................................... 118

15. Critical Value of t-table ................................................................................ 120