Implementation of Reciprocal Teaching Method to Improve Students’ Achievement in Reading Comprehension

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to find out the improvement of students’ achievement in reading comprehension by applying Reciprocal Teaching Method. This research had been conducted by applying Classroom Action Research in two cycles. The subject of this research was the eleven grade students in SMA Swasta Bandung academic year 2018/2019 which consist of 19 students. The research data were taken by giving test to students about reading comprehension and observation sheets. The data of this research were the students score reading comprehension and observation sheets about students’ activities and teacher’s performance in learning process. These improvements were proven by the increase of students’ mean score from pre-test until cycle II with the detail scores were 47,90 with the success percentage at 10,52% in the pre-test, 67,73 with the success percentage at 47,37% in the cycle I and 84,37 with the success percentage at 100% in the cycle II. The improvements were also supported by the increase of students’ activities and teacher’s performance in learning process with average percentage 65,13% and 82,05% in the cycle I repectively. Then, In the cycle II those were at 89,47% and 93,42% respectively. Based on research findings, it was concluded that the students’ achivement in reading comprehension improved well by applying Reciprocal Teaching Method