got the handout because they could learn by themselves. As the result, they had done the tasks excellently.
f. Motivating the Students
Since telling them their own experience in learning English, the students were motivated to learn seriously. The experience, when it was in the same age as
the students, there was no big motivation to learn English. The students were enthusiastic and thoroughly listening to the story. They asked the researcher to
stay longer and teach them till they graduated from the school. It was such a touching moment in the life.
g. Giving Rewards to the Students
Giving rewards to them were something good to encourage them to be more active in the class. They made the rewards as the goal that they had to
achieve. It made them active in the classroom so it looked so lively.
D. General Findings
Regarding to the findings of Cycle I and II, all actions were successful in improving the students’ reading comprehension and the objective of the research
was achieved. The English teacher and the researcher agreed to end the research in Cycle II. The research findings in improving the students’ reading
comprehension by using interaction-based activities supported by some actions in grade VIII A at SMPN 6 Yogyakarta were concluded as follows:
1. Interaction-based activities were successful to improve the students’ reading
comprehension. The students enthusiastically learnt English through fun activities.
2. The students’ reading comprehension was improved from during actions-test to
the post-test. The students’ average score in during actions-test was about 81.7,
while in the post-test was about 85.9. 3.
Interaction-based activities were successful to improve students’ confidence to speak and actively participate in the teaching-learning process.
4. The use of reading techniques and strategies was successful to improve
students’ reading comprehension. Furthermore, it directed the students’ mind that English texts were not difficult. It improved
the students’ vocabulary. 5.
The use of various media and activities could attract the students’ interest towards the learning activities.
6. Giving rewards and appreciation could improve the students’ motivation to
participate actively during the teaching and learning process.
