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reading comprehension better. Webbing Technique was a new technique at SMP Negeri 1 Banyuputih. The teacher had never used this technique before.
Therefore, it was a good opportunity to conduct a Classroom Action Research entitled “Improving the Eighth Grade Students’ Active Participation and Their
Reading Comprehension Achievement by Using Webbing Technique at SMP Negeri 1 Banyuputih Situbondo”. By implementing Webbing Technique, it was
expected that the students would be active in joining the teaching learning process
and improved their reading comprehension achievement.
1.2 Problems of the Research
Based on the background of the research, there were two problems in this research. They are as follows.
a. Can the use of Webbing Technique improve class VIII-F students’ active
participation in the teaching learning process of reading at SMP Negeri 1 Banyuputih, Situbondo?
b. Can the use of Webbing Technique improve class VIII-F students’ reading
comprehension achievement at SMP Negeri 1 Banyuputih, Situbondo?
1.3 Objectives of the Research
Based on the problems of the research, this classroom action research had the objectives as follows.
a. To improve class VIII-F students’ active participation during the teaching
learning process of reading by using Webbing Technique at SMP Negeri 1 Banyuputih, Situbondo.
b. To improve class VIII-F students’ reading comprehension achievement by
using Webbing Technique at SMP Negeri 1 Banyuputih, Situbondo.
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1.4 Significance of the Research
The results of this classroom action research are expected to give some benefits for the English teacher, for the students and for the future researchers.
a. For the English Teacher
The results of this classroom action research are expected to give benefit for the English teacher to provide an alternative way in teaching reading in
order to make the students understand the content of reading texts better and do exercises of reading texts more easily. So, their reading ability will
improve.
b. For the Students
The processes of this classroom action research are expected to encourage the students to be more active in the teaching learning process of reading in
class. It can also helped the students to build up their reading ability, especially in developing their reading comprehension by organize their
thoughts using Webbing Technique.
c. For the Future Researchers
The results of this classroom action research are expected to be useful for other researchers as a reference and source of information to conduct another
research to overcome the similar problem of reading.
1.5 Limitation of the Research
