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with their friend while doing their tasks. The class could be controlled although sometimes they are noisy during the lesson.
Generally, the improvement of those aspects could be seen from the result of post-test 2 score. The mean score of post-test 2 increased from the mean score
of the post-test 1. Besides the improvement of the score, there were some improvements on
students’ reading comprehension. The improvements were in the skill of recognizing stated main ideas, recognizing stated details, recognizing sequences,
drawing conclusion and guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words. The improvement of the comprehension skill can be seen from the scores of the post-
test 1 and post-test 2 below,
Table 5. The mean scores of comprehension skills of the post-test 1and post-test 2
No Comprehension Skills
Pre-test Post-test 1
1 Main Ideas
2.9 3.2
2 Details
2.0 2.3
3 Vocabulary
3.8 4.0
4 Sequence
1.0 1.3
5 Inference
3.7 3.7
d. Reflecting and Evaluating the Result of the Observation
After analyzing the observation result in cycle 2, the researcher found some differences between the result of the action in cycle 2 and cycle 1. in cycle
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2, there were some positive results and weaknesses that can be explained as follows:
1. Positive Results a. There was an improvement of the students’ reading comprehension. It
was shown from the result of the post-test 2 that was 8.0. It was higher than the mean score of the post-test 1 that was 7.3.
b. There was an improvement of the reading comprehension aspects. It can be shown in the table 5.
c. The students still remembered the kind of text taught in cycle 1 and cycle 2.
d. The researcher could manage the class better than in the first cycle. The researcher gave enforcement to the students. She gave reward by adding
score to the students who could work well. Moreover, the researcher also managed the time and gave instruction in each activity in order to reduce
wasting time. It was important not only to make the students involved in teaching-learning process but also to make the time more effective.
2. Weakness In the teaching and learning process, the students tended to make noise
during the lesson. The teacher controlled them not to speak too loud and monitored every activity they did.
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B. Research Findings and Discussion
a. Research Findings
After analyzing the research result which was gathered from several sources of data such as field notes, research diary, pre-research observation report,
interview report, the score of pre-test and post-test, photograph and lesson plan, the researcher concluded several findings which answered the research question
as stated in chapter 1. The research findings include the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension and the response of the students when the texts
from magazines are being used in reading lesson. The findings are presented in the following table.
Table 6. The finding result
No Point
Before AR After AR
1
Students’ comprehension
improvement a. The Students’ test
score
b. The Students’
comprehensi on of
narrative genre.
Students’ comprehension was low
a. The achievement of the students’ test score was low
b. The mean score in pre-test was 6.1
c. The students got difficulties to identify the setting of place and
the setting of time in narrative texts.
d. The students got difficulties to construct some sentences into
Students’ Comprehension Improved
a. The achievement
of the
students’ test score improved b. The mean score in the post-test
1 was 7.3 and post-test 2 was 8.0
c.
The students could identify the setting of place and the setting
of time in narrative texts. d. The students could construct
some sentences into good
