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table provided data about the students’ score viewed from reading skills.
4.10. Post test Score of Cycle 2 Viewed from Students’ reading Skills
NO SKILL
HIGHEST LOWEST
MEAN 1
Main Idea 85.71
57.14 73.92
2 Details
100 66.66
73.33 3
Inferences 90
50 71.75
4 Word Meaning
100 57.14
79.28 It was clear that students’ reading comprehension improved in cycle 2.
The post test of cycle 2 had achieved the target of improvement, namely 75 students can pass the passing grade 60.
Besides, when the researcher interviewed the students whether peer tutoring was effective or not to improve their reading comprehension, 97.5
students said that it was effective. It was so because it could help them to understand the text easily. Moreover, if they gave wrong answer, their partners
would try to correct their mistakes. The students enjoyed following the procedures of peer tutoring and they felt happy if their friends could answer their questions.
However, only one student or about 2.5 stated that this technique was not effective.
Meanwhile, the result of questionnaire of cycle 2 supported that the implementations of peer tutoring in reading class was fun and interesting. The
students stated that they enjoyed and motivated to read more. The result of questionnaire could be seen in the table 4.11 below:
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Table 4.11 The Result of Questionnaire after Implementing Peer Tutoring in Cycle 2
No Statements
Students’ response
1 Peer tutoring can solve your difficulties in
reading SA=52.5; A=45; D=2.5
2 Peer tutoring motivate you to follow reading
class SA=47.5; A=42.5; D=10
3 Peer tutoring gives you the opportunity to
better understand the material being studied SA=37.5; A=52.5; D=10
4 With peer tutoring, you receive feedback
and correction immediately for every response.
SA=45; A=55 5
You are engaged in active learning, not passive learning
SA=50; A=47.5; D=2.5 6
You are actively asking each other questions, responding, correcting mistakes,
and providing positive feedback SA=50; A=50
7 You can monitor and evaluate your mastery
of reading in peer tutoring SA=37.5; A=55; D=7.5
8 Peer tutoring helps you in generating
questions SA=30; A=65; D=5
9 Peer tutoring helps you in finding main idea SA=37.5; A=60; D=2.5
10 Peer tutoring helps you in finding specific
information or details SA=50; A=50
11 Peer tutoring helps you in drawing
inferences SA=40; A=57.5; D=2.5
12 Peer tutoring helps you in predicting word
meanings from text SA=52.5; A=45; D=2.5
13 The informative or report text given by
teacher is easy for you A=72.5; D=27.5
14 You can follow the procedure of peer
tutoring easily SA=97.5; D=2.5
15 Peer tutoring is appropriate technique in
teaching reading comprehension SA=97.5; D=2.5
Note: SA = Strongly agree
A = Agree D = Disagree
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4. Reflecting
