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SKRIPSI

READING COMPREHENSION OF RECOUNT TEXT OF THE TENTH
GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 KARANGANYAR DEMAK IN
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 TAUGHT BY USING SMALL GROUP
DISCUSSION (SGD)

By:
UNI ZULFA
NIM 201332009

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
2018

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READING COMPREHENSION OF RECOUNT TEXT OF THE TENTH

GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 KARANGANYAR DEMAK IN
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 TAUGHT BY USING SMALL GROUP
DISCUSSION (SGD)

SKRIPSI

By:
UNI ZULFA
NIM 201332009

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
2018

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
 Do the best and Allah will give the rest



When there is no way, Allah will make a way



Be a proud one for parents and family

DEDICATION
In the name of Allah the
Beneficent And the Merciful, the
final project is
dedicated to:
To Heroes in my life,
“Mr.Sutikno & Mrs.Chaswah

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, Thanks to Allah SWT who has given mercies and blesses
so the writer can accomplish this skripsi entitled “Reading Comprehension of
Recount text of the Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in
Academic Year Taught by Using Small Group Discussion”
There are many people who give contribution during the writer struggle to
complete this skripsi. So that in this special occasion, the writer would like to
express her greatest gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Titis Sulistyowati, S.S., M.Pd as the first advisor who always gives supports,
suggestions, and helpful input for accomplishing this skripsi.
2. Agung Dwi NurCahyo, S.S, M.Pd as the second advisor who has given his
guidance, correction, and suggestion in accomplishing this skripsi.
3. Drs. Mulyani M. Noor,M.Pd as the principal of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak
for his permission and helps.
4. Nanik Suryaningsih S.Pd as the English teacher of SMAN 1 Karanganyar
Demak who gives support during this research.
5. Her lecturers in Teacher Training and Education Faculty UMK especially
English Education Department.

6. Her beloved family who always give much support, prayer, spirit.
7. Her beloved best friends. “Risna Dewi, Fitriana Intan Sari, Chindi Fatika Sari,
Hestiati Isma”and Her special someone “Denny Trias Widiantara”
Finally, the writer realizes that this skripsi is far from perfectness. So, the
writer hopes the criticism and suggestion from the readers to make this skripsi
perfect.
Kudus, January 2018
The writer

Uni Zulfa

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ABSTRACT
Zulfa, Uni. 2018. Reading Comprehension of Recount Text of the Tenth Grade
Students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in Academic Year 2017/2018
Taught by Using Small Group Discussion. Skripsi. English Education
Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus
University. Advisor: (1) Titis Sulistyowati, S.S.,M.Pd (2) Agung Dwi
NurCahyo, S.S.,M.Pd

Reading is an important way to get more information in the world. By
reading, many people can get many knowledge to share with other people. There
are many students who get some difficulties in understanding the text. Thus, it
means that the English teacher should use an interesting way of teaching that can
make the students more active in the classroom. Small Group Discussion is one of
technique that can be used by the teacher in teaching to make students more active
in classroom.
The purpose of the problem is to find out the significant difference
between the reading comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students of
SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 before and after taught
by using Small Group Discussion.
The design of this research is experimental research by giving pre-test and
post-test. The sample is X IPS-1 of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak that consist of
40 students. The research instrument is a test that consists of 20 questions of
multiple choice. To analyze the data the writer use Mean (average), Standard
Deviation, and hypothesis testing using t-test.
The outcome proved that the mean of pre-test is 58.91 and the standard
deviation (SD) is 8.52. It can be classified as “Average”. While the mean of posttest is 81.47 and the standard deviation (SD) is 4.89. it can be classified as
“High”. For hypothesis testing gets to =17.67 and tt = 2.042, and the level of
significant is 0.05. the writer concludes that the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected

and Ha (alternative hypothesis) is confirmed, because t(obtained) falls in the
critical region. And, there is a significant difference between the reading
comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1
Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 before and after being taught by
using small group discussion. So, it is a best technique that effective to develop
the students reading comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students of
SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak
Based in the result above, the writer suggested that the teacher can use
Small Group Discussion as a technique to teach reading to the students, because it
can make the students interested in teaching learning process.
Key words: Reading Comprehension, Small Group Discussion, Recount Text

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ABSTRAK
Zulfa, Uni. 2018. Kepahaman Membaca Terhadap Recount teks pada kelas X
SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak Tahun Ajaran 2017/2018 Mengajar dengan
Menggunakan Diskusi Kelompok Kecil. Skripsi. Pendidikan bahasa inggris .
Universitas Muria Kudus.Pembimbing: (1) Titis Sulistyowati. S.S., M.Pd
(2) Agung Dwi Nurcahyo. S.S., M.Pd

Membaca merupakan suatu cara yang sangat penting untuk mendapatkan
banyak informasi di dunia, Dengan membaca, semua orang dapat memperoleh
pengetahuan untuk berbagi kepada orang lain. Ada banyak siswa yang mengalami
kesulitan dalam memahami sebuah teks. Jadi, itu berarti bahwa guru bahasa
Inggris harus menggunakan cara mengajar yang menarik sehingga siswa dapat
membuat kelas lebih aktif. Kerja kelompok merupakan salah satu teknik yang bisa
digunakan oleh guru dalam mengajar untuk membuat siswa lebih aktif di kelas.
.Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan apakah
terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara kepemahaman membaca terhadap
recount teks pada kelas X SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak Tahun Ajaran
2017/2018 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan diskusi
kelompok kecil.
Model penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan memberikan pretest dan post-test pada satu kelas. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah kelas X IPS-1
dengan jumlah siswa 40. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan test dengan jumlah
soal 20 yang terdiri dari pilihan ganda. Untuk menganalisa data menggunakan
Mean (Rata-rata), Simpangan pokok,dan uji hipotesis menggunakan t-test.
Hasil dari penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa rata-rata dari pre-test adalah
58.91 dan simpangan pokok 8.52. Hal tersebut dapat diklasifikasikan sebagai
“seimbang” sedangkan rata-rata dari post-test adalah 81.47 dan simpangan pokok
4.89. hal tersebut diklasifikasikan sebagai “tinggi”. Untuk uji hipotesis

memperoleh t(obtained) 17.67 dan t-table= 2.042 dan tingkat signifikan 0.05.
penulis menyimpulkan bahwa null hipotesis (Ho) ditolak dan alternative hipotesis
(Ha) diterima, karena t(obtained) jatuh pada critical region. Dan terdapat
perbedaan yang signifikan antara kepemahaman membaca terhadap recount teks
pada kelas X SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak tahun ajaran 2017/2018 sebelum dan
sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan diskusi kelompok kecil. Jadi ini adalah
teknik yang efektif untuk mengembangkan kepemahaman membaca siswa.
Berdasarkan hasil diatas, penulis berpendapat bahwa guru bisa
menggunakan tehnik diskusi kelompok kecil untuk mengajar membaca pada
siswa, karena dapat membuat siswa tertarik pada pembelajaran.
Kata Kunci: Kepemahaman Membaca, Diskusi Kelompok Kecil, Recount Teks

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TABLE OF CONTENT
Pages
COVER ................................................................................................................... i
LOGO..................................................................................................................... ii
TITLE .................................................................................................................... iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ............................................................................. iv

ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ..................................................................................... v
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ................................................................................ vi
ACKNOWLEDGE ............................................................................................... vii
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ viii
ABSTRAK ............................................................................................................. ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS .........................................................................................x
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................. xi
LIST OF APPENDICES ....................................................................................... xii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Research .......................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the Research ..............................................................................2
1.3 Objective of the Research ...............................................................................2
1.4 Significance of the Research ..........................................................................3
1.5 Limitation of the Research..............................................................................3
1.6 Operational Definition ....................................................................................3
CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Teaching English in SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak ......................................4
2.2 Definition of Reading .....................................................................................5
2.3 Recount text ....................................................................................................6
2.4 Definition of Small Group Discussion ...........................................................8

2.5 Review of Previous Research .......................................................................10
2.6 Theoretical Framework ............................................................................... 10
2.7 Hypothesis ................................................................................................... 11

CHAPTER III METHODE OF THE RESEARCH
3.1 Design of the Research .................................................................................12
3.2 Population and Sample .................................................................................12

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3.3 Data Collecting .............................................................................................12
3.4 Instrument of the research ............................................................................13
3.5 Data Analysis ................................................................................................14
3.6 Hypothesis testing.........................................................................................16

CHAPTER IV FINDING RESEARCH
4.1 Reading Comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students
of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018
taught by using Small Group Discussion .....................................................18
4.2 Reading Comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students

of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018
taught by Using Small Group Discussion.....................................................21
4.3 Hypothesis Testing .......................................................................................23

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION
5.1 Reading Comprehension of recount text of the tenth grade students
of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018
taught by Using Small Group Discussion.....................................................25

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
6.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................... 28
6.2 Suggestion ................................................................................................... 28
6.3 References.................................................................................................... 30
6.4 Appendices .................................................................................................. 31

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List of Tables
Table
3.3 The Criteria of Measuring Score ......................................................................13
4.1 Reading Comprehension of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1
Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 before being taught
by using Small Group Discussion .. 18
4.2 The Frequency Distribution of Reading Comprehension of the tenth
grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year
2017/2018 before being taught by using Small Group Discussion ...................19
4.3 Reading Comprehension of the tenth grade students of SMAN 1
Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2017/2018 after being taught
by using Small Group Discussion .. 20
4.4 The Frequency Distribution of Reading Comprehension of the tenth
grade students of SMAN 1 Karanganyar Demak in academic year
2017/2018 After being taught by using Small Group Discussion .....................22

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List of Appendices

Appendix

Page

1. Lesson Plan K-13 .......................................................................................31
2. Pre-test and Post-test ..................................................................................36
3. The table of Specification ..........................................................................43
4. The Score of Try-out test ...........................................................................45
5. The Table of Reliability of Try-out ............................................................46
6. The Calculation of Try-out ........................................................................50
7. The Score of Pre-test ..................................................................................51
8. The Calculation of Pre-test ........................................................................52
9. The Score of Post-test ................................................................................55
10. The Calculation of Post-test .......................................................................56
11. The Calculation of T-test ...........................................................................59
12. The Value of T-test for Any Number Degree of Freedom.........................61
13. Daftar Nama Siswa X-IPS 1 ......................................................................62
14. Daftar Nama Siswa X-MIPA 2 ..................................................................64
15. Statement ....................................................................................................65
16. Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan ..................................................................66
17. Permohonan Ujian Skripsi .........................................................................67
18. Surat Keputusan Judul Skripsi ...................................................................68
19. Surat Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan .........................................................69
20. Kartu Bimbingan ........................................................................................70
21. Curriculum Vitae........................................................................................71

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