The Implementation of Read, Ask, Paraphrase (RAP) Strategy in Improving the Students’ Achievement in Reading Comprehension

Abstract

This study dealt with The Implementation of Read, Ask, Paraphrase (RAP) Strategy in Improving the Students‟ Achievement in Reading Comprehension. This study was conducted at SMA AL-FATTAH Medan of 2017/2018 academic year, which located on Jl. Cemara No.172, Pulo Brayan Darat II Medan Timur in eleventh grade. The sample was taken by using purposive sampling technique. The number of sample were 29 students. The method of research applied classroom action research. It was applied to figure out the student‟s reaction during the implementation of Read, Ask, Paraphrase (RAP) Strategy in reading comprehension and to figure out the improvement of the student‟s achievement in reading comprehension by applying Read, Ask, Paraphrase (RAP) Strategy. 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 two meetings in cycle 1 and two meeting in cycle 2. This research used quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data showed that the mean score, in the Pre-test, the mean score was 51.38. In the first cycle test, the mean of students‟ score was 65.17, and the second cycle test, the mean score was 89.31; the students who got score more than 75 in cycle 1 was 12 student and the percentage was 41,38%, the students who got score more than 75 in cycle 2 was 29 students and the percentage was 100%. The qualitative data got from observation sheet in every cycle showed that the improvement of teacher and students‟ behavior. Based on the results from quantitative and qualitative data proved that Read, Ask, Paraphrase (RAP) Strategy improved the students‟ achievement in reading comprehension