Abstract:
Syafitri, Rahmayani. “The Implementation of Quipper School Application to
Improve Student’s Achievement in Reading Comprehension”. Skripsi.
English Education Program. Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education.
University of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara. Medan. 2017.
This study dealt with the implementation of quipper school application to improve
student‟s achievement in reading comprehension. This study was conducted at
SMA Swasta YPK Medan on Jalan Sakti Lubis Gg. Aman No. 25 Medan in
eleventh grade. The sample was taken by using purposive sampling technique.
The number of sample were 34 students. The method of research applied
classroom action research. It was applied to figure out the student‟s activity
during the implementation of quipper school application in reading
comprehension and to figure out the improvement of the student‟s achievement in
reading comprehension by applying quipper school application. The instruments
of this research were observation sheet and a reading comprehension test which
consisted of 10 multiple choices. The researcher conducted two cycles in this
research, there were three meetings in cycle 1 and 1 meeting in cycle 2. This
research used quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data showed that
the mean score in cycle 1 was 60.58, the mean score in cycle 2 was 86.76; the
students who got score more than 70 in cycle 1 was 14 student and the percentage
was 41.18%, the students who got score more than 70 in cycle 2 was 34 students
and the percentage was 100%. The qualitative data got from observation sheet in
every cycle showed that the improvement of teacher and students‟ behaviour.
Based on the results from quantitative and qualitative data proved that quipper
school application improved the students‟ achievement in reading comprehension.
