Improving Reading Skill of Students in Eighth Grade Throught Preview, Read, State And Test Method

Abstract

This research aims to improve students’ reading ability by using PQRST. The research was held in eighth grade of Islamic Junior High School. This research is action research that was done in two cycles with three meetings. The research is conduct systematically following the three procedures of action research. They are, planning, action, observation, and reflection. The students have to reach four indicators that is the students understand the purpose of narrative text, identify generic structure, understanding content, understanding meaning narrative text. Moreover, the use PQRST method can improve the students? motivation and participation. Most of the students is able to overcome their own difficulties related to the indicators. The sample of this research is 23 students of eight grade in an Islamic Junior High school. The result of this research is improving students’ reading skill as shown from progress the mean of the students’ pre-test score and post-test score. The mean of their pre-test is 41. While in the post-test the mean score is 60 and the second post-test is 76. It can be concluded that PQRST Method can improve students’ reading skill.

Keywords

• reading
• comprehension
• pqrst