Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension of Descriptive Text By Using Rainbow Card In Feedback Strategy

Abstract

This research was aimed to improving students’ reading comprehension of Descriptive text by using rainbow card in feedback strategy. The subject of the study were the students of SMP Swasta AL-Hikmah Medan Academic Year 2019/2020. There were 50 students VII-1 grade (25 boys and 25 girls). The research of this study were conducted by using classroom action research. The data used in this research were qualitative and quantitative data and the instument of collecting data were used such as interview sheet, observation, photography evidence, and reading test. This research was accomplished in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of four steps of classroom action research (planning, acting, observation and reflecting). The first cycle conducted in two meetings including to pre-test and post-test one (I), in pre-test the researcher gave the reading test before treatment and in post-test one (I) the researcher gave the treatment base on the material of Descriptive text. The second cycle were conducted in two meetings including to post-test two (II), in post-test two (II) the researcher gave more treatment and information about the Descriptive text by using feedback strategy and rainbow card as learning media in teaching reading process. The result of this research showed that there were increasing of students’ reading comprehension. The mean of the pre-test was 44.6, in cycle one was 64.6, in cycle two was 80, it indicated that the scores and the mean in cycle two was better that the first one. The percentage of students who got point 70 or more also increased. In the pretest of cycle one, there were not students who got point 70. In the post test of cycle one the students who got point 70 or more there were 26 of students (52%), it means that there were an increasing about 52%. The post-test of cycle two, the students who got point 70 or more there were 42 students (84%) and the increasing were about 32%. The scores of observation sheet were 4 (very good). The students paid attention and also felt spirit in doing the reading test, and students more interested, enjoyed, and enthusiastic in doing the tast by using feedback strategy and that created the supportive situation during teachinglearning process, it could be seen in the result of interview and photography evidence, it showed that the classroom was alive and active