and Learning improvement. It indicated that the mean score in posttest 2 was better than posttest 1.
The teacher and the writer got the result of research and it could be assumed that the implementing of Classroom Action Research in
improving ing students’ reading comprehension of descriptive text through
Contextual Teaching and Learning method was appropriate with the teacher’s and the writer planning that had been discussed previously. In
this case, the action of reading activities could be conducted well.
4. Discussion of the Data after Classroom Action Research CAR
After implementation the action research, the writer gained four data; those were the result of and post interview, post observation, post
questionnaire and posttest, In this case, the writer gave the report concerning the data analyzing according to post interview, observation,
questionnaire and the result of post-test. For further descriptions as
following: a.
The Result of Post Interview
After implementing the Contextual Teaching and Learning method in reading descriptive text, the writer held the post interview
with an English teacher in second year of SMP Bakti Mulya 400. This interview held on Thursday, 23
rd
September 2010. It started at 09.30 A.M. and finished at 10.00 A.M. It was to know the teacher’s
response concerning Contextual Teaching and Learning method in reading descriptive text through CAR that had done. After that, the
observer asked some questions related to the imp rovement students’
reading comprehension to teacher. The interview was unstructured interview.
In this interview, the English teacher concludes that Contextual Teaching and Learning method is one of good methods to
use in this era. Many teachers in Indonesia try to implement this
method in their classroom, because Contextual Teaching and Learning can give more spirit for student in learning activity,
therefore, the teacher can give score for student not only from test but also from their activity, strategy, creativity during teaching and
learning process. After that, with CTL method the students can develop their skill individually and cooperatively with their friends.
Therefore, they do not afraid to solve the difficulties or problems in learning activity.
The improvement of students’ reading comprehension of descriptive text could prove from by the
improvement of students’ score. The result of pre-test, posttest I and posttest II showed a
significant improvement. Based on the explanation above, the writes concluded that the Classroom Action Research has done successfully.
b. The Result of Post Observation
The writer has taken the observation result after the implementation of the Classroom Action Research, this result of post
observation to support the implementation of Classroom Action Research. From the post observation, the teacher and the observer
have known whether the Contextual Teaching and Learning method in reading comprehension of descriptive text was successful or not. In
this case, the writer and the observer collaboratively discuss how far this method can impr
ove the students’ reading comprehension. From the data observation in implementation of CAR showed that the
students can improve their reading comprehension of the material and characteristic of descriptive text. They could motivate to learn raeding
English using this method.
c. The Result of Questionnaire
The post- questionnaire was conducted to know about the students’
response after learning reading descriptive text through Contextual
