USING SCHEME ACTIVATION STRATEGY IN INCREASING READING COMPREHENSION FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMPN 3 KERUAKIN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2011/2012 AHMAD SOPIANDI NPM. 06461715

A ThesisSubmitted to HAMZANWADI SELONG College of Teacher Training and Education in the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan in English Language Education

STUDY PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ART EDUCATION STKIP HAMZANWADI SELONG2012

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APPROVAL USING SCHEME ACTIVATION STRATEGY IN INCREASING READING COMPREHENSION FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMPN 3 KERUAKIN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2011/2012AHMAD SOPIANDI NPM. 06461715

This is to certify that this thesis has been approved by the advisors for the thesis defense. Approved by:

Advisor I,

Advisor II,

Saiful Bahri, M. Pd. NIS. 3303121248

L. Suparman, S. Pd. NIS. 3303121122

Acknowledged by: Study Program of English Language Education Head,

Baiq Rismarini Nursaly, M. Hum. NIS. 3303121259

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RATIFICATION USING SCHEME ACTIVATION STRATEGY IN INCREASING READING COMPREHENSION FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMPN 3 KERUAKIN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2011/2012AHMAD SOPIANDI NPM.06461715 This thesis has been approved by the board of the thesis examiners as the requirement for the degree of S-1 in English Education. Board of the Examiners Usuluddin, M. Pd NIS. Chairman Saiful Bahri, M, Pd. NIS. 3303121248 ____________________ Member L. Suparman, S. Pd. NIS. 3303121122 ____________________ Member

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Acknowledged by: Hamzanwadi Selong College of Teacher Training and Education Head,

Drs. MUH. SURUJI NIS. 33130210

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DECLARATION I declare that this thesis does not contain material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university, nor does it contain material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text of the thesis.

Ahmad Sopiandi

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MOTTO

Life is Struggle and Nothing is Impossible

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DEDICATIONThis thesis is dedicated to: My beloved parents, who always love and give me support, care for me i love you so much. My brothers who always give me support and always help me every time. All of my friends who help me to finish this thesis. And someone in my heart, who gives me motivation and helps in finishing this thesis.

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ABSTRACT

Ahmad Sopiandi. 2012. Using Scheme Activation Strategy in Increasing Reading Comprehension For The Seventh Grade of SMPN 3 Keruak in The School Year 2011/2012. Hamzanwadi Selong College Department of Language and Art in Education, Study Program of English Language Education. Advisors: (1) Saiful Bahri, S.Pd, M.Hum (2) L. Suparman, S.Pd Key Words: Scheme Activation Strategy, Reading Comprehension Reading is an extremely effective means of extending our command of language, so it has a crucial place in classroom in which language learning is a central purpose. In teaching reading, a strategy is needed; it can make the students motivating and interesting. One of the strategies used was scheme activation strategy. Scheme activation strategy is an activity that can be adopted in any classroom to encourage active learning among students. In this case, students select one of several passages or reading texts from an approved list, read the passages or reading texts, write a summary, and prepare a short oral presentation. The problems stated in this study are (1) how to increase the students reading comprehension through scheme activation strategy for the seventh year students of SMPN 3 Keruak in the school year 2011/2012? (2) to what extent is the increasing of the students reading comprehension through scheme activation strategy for the seventh year students of SMPN 3 Keruak in the school year 2011/2012? This is a classroom action research. In this study, there were three cycle must be conducted with total of students were 35 students as a research subject. The writer used an observation of students activity and a test to evaluate the students learning result in reading comprehension in form of multiple choices test that consisted of 20 items which each items consisted of four options After collecting and calculating the data, the researcher found that the successful percentage of each cycles were: for observation of students learning result got at cycle I (2,7), cycle II (4,6), cycle III (8,0) and the result of students learning evaluation got at cycle I (54,28%), cycle II (68,57%), cycle III (91,42%). Based on the result of data collection, using scheme activation strategy in increasing reading comprehension had higher achievement than students who were taught by conventional strategy.vii

ABSTRAKAhmad Sopiandi. 2012. Strategi Skema Aktivasi Dalam Meningkatkan Keterampilan Membaca Pada Kelas VII SMP Negeri 3 Keruak Tahun Pelajaran 2011/2012. Skripsi S-1. Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Seni Program Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Pembimbing (1) Saiful Bahri S.Pd, M.Hum (2) L. Suparman S.Pd Kata Kunci: Strategi Skema Aktivasi, Pengajaran Keterampilan Membaca Membaca merupakan sarana yang cukup effektif untuk memperluas pemahaman bahasa, sehingga, membaca memiliki tempat yang sangat penting di dalam kegiatan process belajar mengajar. Dalam pengajaran keterampilan membaca strategi sangat di butuhkan untuk menumbuhkan minat dan motivasi siswa. Salah satu strategi yang di gunakan adalah strategi skema aktivasi. Strategi skema aktivasi adalah suatu strategi dimana siswa memilih teks yang di berikan guru secara berkelompok, kemudian teks tersebut didiskusikan dan dipersentasikan oleh siswa berdasarkan kelompok. Permasalahan yang di kemukakan dalam penelitian yaitu: (1) Bagaimana meningkatkan keterampilan membaca siswa melalui strategi skema aktivasi pada kelas 7 SMP Negeri 3 Keruak tahun pelajaran 2011/2012? (2) Sejauh mana pengaruh strategi skema aktivasi dalam meningkatkan keterampilan membaca siswa pada kelas 7 SMP Negeri 3 keruak tahun pelajaran 2011/2012? Penelitian in adalah penelitian tindakan kelas, dalam penelitian ini, di sana 3 siklus yang harus di lakukan dengan 35 jumlah siswa sebagai subjek penelitian. Peneliti menggunakan observasi aktivitas belajar siswa dan tes untuk mengevaluasi hasil belajar siswa dalam keterampilan membaca dalam bentuk tes pilihan ganda yang terdiri dari 20 soal dan setiap soal terdiri dari 4 pilihan. Setelah pengumpulan dan penghitungan data, peneliti mendapatkan pesentase ketuntasan pada tiap siklus yaitu; untuk observasi aktifitas belajar siswa pada siklus I dengan skor (2,7), siklus II (4,6), siklus III (8,0) dan hasil tes belajar siswa pada siklus I adalah (54,28%), siklus II (68,57%), siklus III (91,42%). Berdasarkan data di atas, menggunakan strategi skema aktivasi di dalam meningkatkan keterampilan membaca memiliki hasil yang lebih tinggi dari pada siswa yang di ajarkan dengan strategi konvensional.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

First of all, the researcher would like to express his gratitude to Allah SWT, the Almighty for His mercies and blessing, so that this thesis could be finished in time. Secondly, He would like to deliver his thanks to Saiful Bahri S.Pd, M.Hum as the first advisor and L. Suparman S.Pd as the second advisor for their help, guidance and correction during the writing of this thesis. Next, He thanks also to the staffs of Hamzanwadi Selong College of Teacher Training and Education Department of Language and Art in Education Study Program of English Language in Education, the head master, the teacher of English and staffs of SLTPN 3 Keruak, who have given their help and support for the sake of this thesis. Finally, the present researcher wishes to convey his sincere gratitude to his beloved parents, his daughter, who have given him a great encouragement and support in finishing this study. May God bless them all, Amien.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE APPROVAL PAGE RATIFICATION DECLARATION MOTTO DEDICATION ABSTRACT ABSTRAK

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................ TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ LIST OF TABLE ..............................................................................

LIST OF APPENDIXS ..............................................................................

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION 1 3 3 3 4 5 5

A. Background of The Problems................................................................ B. Statement of The Problems ................................................................... C. Objective of The Study ......................................................................... D. Scope and Limitation of The Study ...................................................... E. Significant of The Study ....................................................................... F. The Hypothesis of The Study................................................................ G. Definition of Key Terms .......................................................................

CHAPTER II A. Reading Skill

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .............................................................................. 6 6 8 10

1. Nature of Reading ........................................................................... 2. Concept of Reading ......................................................................... 3. Kinds of Reading ............................................................................x

4. Aspect of Reading ........................................................................... 5. Procedure of Reading ...................................................................... 6. Strategies of Reading ...................................................................... 7. Important of Reading ...................................................................... B. Scheme Activation Strategy .................................................................. C. Relevant Study ..............................................................................

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D. Theoretical Framework ........................................................................

CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .............................................................................. 31 31 37 37 38 39

A. Research Design

B. Research Procedures ............................................................................. C. Participant of The Study........................................................................ D. Instrument of Data Collection ............................................................... E. Technique of Data Collection ............................................................... F. Technique of Data Analysis ..................................................................

CHAPTER IV

RESEARCH RESULT AND DISCUSSION .............................................................................. .............................................................................. 42 51

A. Research Finding B. Discussion

CHAPTER V A. Conclusion B. Suggestion

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION .............................................................................. .............................................................................. 54 54

REFERENCES APPENDIXxi

LIST OF TABLETable 01 Table 02 Table 01 Table 02 Table 01 Table 02 students learning activity at cycle I ...................................... 44 result of students learning at cycle I..................................... 45 students learning activity at cycle II .................................... 47 result of students learning at cycle II ................................... 48 students learning activity at cycle III ................................... 50 result of students learning at cycle III .................................. 50

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 01 Appendix 02 Appendix 03 Appendix 04 Appendix 05 Appendix 06 Appendix 07 Appendix 08 Appendix 09 Appendix 10 Appendix 11 Appendix 12

Lesson Plan of the Cycle I Lesson Plan of the Cycle II... ...... Lesson Plan of the Cycle III............... . The Observation Sheet of the Cycle I ..... The Observation Sheet of the Cycle II. ....... The Observation Sheet of the Cycle III ..... Analysis of Evaluation Result on Cycle I Data Analysis of Evaluation Result on Cycle I... Analysis of Evaluation Result on Cycle II . Data Analysis of Evaluation Result on Cycle II.. Analysis of Evaluation Result on Cycle III.. ...... Data Analysis of Evaluation Result on Cycle II

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