separately makes it easier to understand Educational Research and Development
Council: 1981.
2.3 Theoretical Framework
In conducting the research which is entitled The Use of Picture Matching Game to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension, the writer uses Action Research
design. The main concern of this study is the students‘ reading comprehension.
The theoretical framework of this study started from the idea that how the use of Picture Matching Game in improving reading comprehension. Therefore,
English teachers need to develop various strategies, techniques, and methods to make the students understand the importance of learning English; and it was
expected that they could enjoy the lesson. The core of the learning achievement is when the students achieve the objectives of the lesson through learning activities
in which they love to enjoy the process of learning. Teachers had to choose one of strategies was appropriate to teach reading comprehension for junior high school
students. There was one of strategies to teach reading comprehension in junior high school, it was Picture Matching Game. Hence, I held a research to find out
students‘ achievement on reading comprehension taught using Picture Matching Game.
When conducting the research, the writer gives the students tests as the instrument to collect the data from the students of the research subject. Before the
writer gives a treatment, the pre-test is given to the students to measure students‘
basic ability on reading comprehension. After the treatment, the teacher gives
post-test to measure the differences of students‘ reading comprehension before
and after the treatment. Instead giving pre-test and post-test, the writer also gives the students cycle test in every cycle. After finding the result, the writer calculates
the computation of the students‘ mean score. The mean score are compared in
order to know whether or not there is significant difference between pre-test, cycle test 1, cycle test 2, and post-test. Below is the visualization of the theoretical
framework that the writer uses:
Figure 2.2: Theoretical Framework
Pre-test
Acting: Treatment by Using
Picture Matching Game
Preparing for the cycle 1
Post-test Preparing Test
Observing: Cycle
test 1
Reflecting
Acting: Treatment by Using
Picture Matching Game
Preparing for the cycle 2
Observing: Cycle
test 2
Reflecting
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODS
In this chapter, I discuss several factors in order to support the explanation of the method of investigation. Those factors are Research Design, Object of the Study,
