other classes based on the pre-test score 68. Moreover, the standard passing grade of English subject of the school is 70, but students who could reach this
score level comprised 40 from 34 students of XI-MIA 3. Besides, according to the teacher’s information, the students’ participation in learning process was still
less active.
3.4 Data Collection Method
The data collection method is the method used to collect the data in a research. In this research, the data were collected on 20
th
August 2014. The methods that had been used in collecting the data were reading test, observation
checklist, interview guide, and documentation. They are explained below.
3.4.1 Reading Test
The primary data of this research was the scores of reading test. According to Arikunto 2006: 150, test is as an instrument that is used to measure skills,
knowledge, and talents of individual or group. Further, Hughes 2003: 11 categorizes the test into four types; namely proficiency test, achievement test,
diagnostic test, and placement test. Achievement test was used in this research in order to measure the students’ reading comprehension achievement after being
taught by using reading materials adapted from the Internet. A test is said as a good test if the test fulfils two requirements, they are
valid and reliable Fraenkel and Wallen, 2006: 150. Based on Frankel and Wallen, validity refers to appropriateness, meaningfulness, and usefulness of the
inferences a researcher makes. It means that the test is considered to be valid if it measures what supposed to be measured. Meanwhile, Hughes 1996:36 points
out that “the most similar the scores would have been, the more reliable the test is
said to be ”. It can be said that the test can be categorized as reliable test if the test
is administered at different times but the result should be close for each time. Furthermore, Hughes 2003: 22 adds that there are two kinds of test based
on the method of scoring; they are objective and subjective test. When there is no interpretation required on the part of scorer, it can be called as objective scoring.
On the other hand, if judgment and interpretation is needed, then the scoring is said as subjective scoring. Djiwandono 1996: 28 states that an objective test is
more practical and easier to do in term of scoring. Further, he adds that the objective test can avoid subjectivity in scoring. Therefore, the objective test was
applied in this research since it could avoid subjectivity in scoring. In applying the achievement test, this research used teacher-made test. The
reading comprehension achievement test was administered at the end of the cycle. The test that was conducted in this research was objective test in the form of
Multiple Choice tests and True-False. Multiple Choice tests and True-False test were given at the end of each cycle. There were 25 test items for multiple choices
and 10 test items for true false TF questions. The distributions of the reading comprehension test in the Multiple Choice items were arranged as listed below:
Word : 3, 6, 9, 12, 16, 18, 20, 23, and 24
Sentence : 1, 5, 10, 13, 15, 21, and 22
Paragraph : 2, 8, 14, 19, and 25
Text : 4, 7, 11, and 17
In doing the reading test, the students were asked to answer 35 test items in 60 minutes. There were two sections of the test. The first section was done in
35 minutes, which covered 5 minutes to read the reading materials given by the teacher and 30 minutes to do the test in section 1. In this section there were 25
multiple choice tests from the text in the reading test. Then, the second section was done in 25 minutes. In this section there were 10 true false test items. The
statement given in this section was needed to prove whether the statement was true or false. Dealing with scoring, each item for multiple choice tests was scored
2 points, and each item for True-False test was scored 5 points. Therefore, the total score of the test was 100 points.
There were three narrative stories used in this research. In the cycle, “JakaTarub and Seven Angels” story was applied for meeting 1 and “Toba Lake”
story for meeting 2. T he researcher used “The Curse of Joko Bandung” story for
the test
1. All
the materials
were taken
from http:www.englishindo.com201112cerita-legenda-bahasa-inggris.html
.
3.4.2 Observation Checklist
