Solehah, Haerunisa (2015) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN READING COMPREHENSION BY USING FABLES TEXT AT THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMPN 1 TIGARAKSA. S1 thesis, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa.

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Abstract

The objectives of this research is to describe the process of teaching reading b y using fables and to know the students’ improvement in reading comprehension by using fables. The subject of the research was the eighth grade of SMPN 1 Tigaraksa. There were 35 students. The researcher carried out three steps. The first step was the pre-test. The second step was the action. The action consisted of two cycles. The difference between these cycles was on topic of material and the method in activity. Each cycle consisted of teaching and learning process and a test. The last steps were the post-test. The instruments used test, observation sheet, and documentation. The test was to measure the students’ improvement. The researcher also made notes. It was used to observe the situation of the class during the each activity of this research and in documentation included the students’ test, lesson plan, and observation sheet. The result of the data showed that there is improvement of the students’ achievement in the pre-test and post-test. The students’ achievement in pre-test is 50.57 and the percentage of the minimum score criteria is 22.85%. The average score of students’ achievement in the first cycle is 63.42 and the percentage score is 54.28%. Meanwhile, the average score of students in the second cycle is 75.14 and the percentage of the minimum score criteria is 77.14%. The improvement is around 11.72. Based on this data, the researcher concluded that fables were able to improve students’ reading comprehension. Keyword: Fables text, improving reading comprehension, narrative, classroom action research

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