C. Research Subject
The research subjects of this study were the students of Grade VIII B of SMPN 1 Karang Nongko in the academic year of 20152016. The class consists of 27
students; 14 of them are female students and the others are male. They were chosen as the subjects of the research because their English achievements were still low.
Besides, based on the observation and interview with the English teacher, the students had problems in reading comprehension.
D. Data Collection Technique
In this research, the qualitative data were used as the main data, and the quantitative data were completed the qualitative one. The qualitative data included
the students’ and the teachers’ opinions about reading activities in the classroom. It is presented in the forms of field notes and interview transcripts. While the quantitative
data were presented in the form of the s tudents’ score in the reading test.
The observation process was conducted before and during the implementation of the actions. The data of observation were collected by observing the teaching and
learning process in the classroom. Meanwhile, the interview was conducted by interviewing the English teacher and the students of grade VIII B. This interview
process aimed to get the responds and feedbacks from the English teacher and the students who were directly involved in the research process. Besides, the reading
comprehension tests were conducted as parts of the monitoring sequences in this research. The result of the tests was used as supporting data.
E. Procedure of the Research
The action research was conducted in two cycles, depending on the aim of the research study. Each cycle involves some phases including, planning, action and
observation, and reflection. The explanation of each phase is as follows. 1.
Reconnaissance This step is conducted to gain information about the
students’ reading comprehension in the English learning process. In finding the problem, the
researcher observed the teaching and learning process and interviewed some students class VIII B of SMP N 1 Karang Nongko and the English teacher. The
existing problems found during the observation and interviews were discussed by the researcher and the English teacher. Then, it had identified and selected the
feasible problems which were possible to be solved. 2.
Planning The researcher and the English teacher developed a plan of the action in order to
bring about improvement in a specific area of the research context. The aim of this action is to
improve students’ reading skills by using Structure Strategy. 3.
Action and observation After planning the actions, the English teacher and researcher carried out the
actions in the classroom. Some action plans were implemented in two cycles. Each cycle had been done in three meetings. Besides implementing some action
plans, the researcher and the collaborator observed and documented the teaching
and learning process, and did the interview with some students of class VIII B after the action has been done. Through the observations, the interviews, and the
tests, the researcher had known the students improvements of reading by using Structure Strategy.
4. Reflection
With regard to the implementation processes, the researcher and the collaborator evaluated the result of the implementation. It was done by discussing
the success of the action as problems happening in the classroom during the actions based on the observations and interviews.
F. Research Validity
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