CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter consists of three points and its explanation. They are conclusions, implications, and suggestions. The explanation of each point is
presented below.
A. Conclusions
To improve students’ reading skill, I used PALS technique in this research. It was done in two cycles consisting of two meetings on each cycle. In
both cycles, I implemented the PALS technique. The research began in October 28
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and ended in November 29
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, 2013. From the first cycle, I found that PALS technique could improve the
students’ reading skill. The use of PALS technique could also improve the students’ motivation. Furthermore, it could improve the students’ interaction
between the teacher and the students. However, PALS technique could not really improve
the students’ confidence. That was why I felt that he had to add some accompanying actions in Cycle II. Shortly, the use of PALS technique is believed
to improve the students’ reading skill. From the second cycle, I found that the accompanying action by giving
credit points could improve the students’ confidence in the teaching and learning
process of reading. I also found that PALS technique was still effective in improving the students’ reading skill.
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In terms of quant itative data, there was an improvement on the students’
reading skill. It could be seen from the result of pretest and post test. The mean of the students’ scores improved from 64 on pretest to 75 on posttest. It showed that
PALS technique was successful i n improving the students’ reading skill.
B. Implications
The research findings show that the use of PALS technique can improve the students’ reading skill. The students were happy and could enjoy reading by
using that technique. They could have better understanding on reading than before. However, the technique had to be combined with other action such as
giving credit points to trigger the students’ confidence in the teaching and learning
process of reading, especially during the completion of the tasks given. Based on the findings above, the implication of the study are as follows:
1. In this research, I uses PALS technique to improve students’ reading skill. This
reveals that PALS can help the students to practice reading through some fun activities. Moreover, the English teacher can use it in managing the reading
class and avoid teacher domination during the lesson. This implies that the English teacher should give more opportunity to the students to practice
English by themselves. 2.
The use of PALS technique was able to improve the students’ reading skill. It allowed the students to have practices in finding any detail information by
following the steps in PALS technique. It could allow the students to have more comprehension of what they read. They were enthusiastic to do those
strategies. This implies that the teacher must be creative in choosing and designing any kinds of activities that help the teaching learning process based
on the English syllabus and curriculum and the learning objectives. He She also has to consider the use of technique that can attr
act the students‘attention and help the students to read English texts easier.
3. Giving credit points was effective. The students were more active and
confident during the teaching and learning process. They were motivated to get the credit points. This means that we can sometimes use it as one of the
motivation means to encourage the students’ work. This implies that the
teacher must be a good facilitator and motivator of the students in a class.
C. Suggestions
Based on the conclusion and the implication above, some suggestions can be directed toward the students, the English teachers, and other researchers.
1. To the students
The students should increase their reading skill through practicing very often using various kinds of texts. If they find the difficulty in learning English
especially in reading skill, they can ask their friend and work collaboratively with them. PALS can be used for attracting students’ interest to get involved in the
learning process. Before using the technique, they have to understand what they should do in every step.
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