The Implementation Of Posse (Predict, Organize, Search, Summarize, Evaluate) Strategy To Improve Students’ Achievement In Reading

Abstract

This study dealt with improving the students‟ achievement in reading comprehension of narrative text by using POSSE Strategy. This research had been conducted by applying Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subject of this research was the tenth grade students in SMK TI Harapan Mekar 1 Medan academic year 2016/2017 which consistedof 33 students. This research involved quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data were taken from the students‟ scores on reading comprehension, while the qualitative oneswere gotten from observation of students‟ activities and teacher‟s performance in learning process.Those data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The research finding showed that there was improvement of students‟ scores after applying POSSE strategy. In the pre-test the mean of students‟ score was 57.27 (9.01% of students got score more than 75). It increased in the post test of first cycle at76.67 (54.55% of students got score more than 75) and at 89.70 (100% of students got score more than 75) in the second cycle. It indicated that, the students‟ scores kept improving in every test. It was also found that the students‟ activities and teacher‟s performance increased in every cycle. In the first cycle, the average percentage of students‟ activities in the learning process was 49.43% and it increased to 85.80% in the second cycle. While, the teacher‟s performance in learning process had improved well, with average percentage at 56.97% in first cycle and at 83.28% in the second cycle.Based on the results of qualitative and quantitative data analysis, it was proven that there was effectiveimprovement of applying POSSEstrategy on the students‟ achievement in reading comprehension.