%A 1513042014 Annisya Tiara Mustika H.M.
%T THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECIPROCAL TEACHING TECHNIQUE
TO IMPROVE STUDENTS? READING COMPREHENSION
AT SMP AL-KAUTSAR BANDAR LAMPUNG
%X The aims of this research were to find out whether there was a significant
improvement of students? reading comprehension before and after the
implementation of reciprocal teaching technique, to find out which aspect of
reading improved the most after the implementation of reciprocal teaching
technique, and to find out students? obstacles during the implementation of the
technique. The population of this research was the third grade students of SMP
Al-Kautsar Bandar Lampung with a sample of Class IX B. The results showed
that there was a significant improvement of students? reading comprehension
before and after the implementation of reciprocal teaching technique. It could be
seen from the result of the test which showed the significance level of p < 0.05
(p= 000), in which the students? mean score in the pretest which was 61.17
improved to 83.60 in the posttest with a gain of 22.43. In addition, mastering
vocabulary was the aspect of reading that improved the most after the
implementation of the technique. The result of questionnaire showed that students
faced some obstacles such as: lack of vocabulary mastery, difficulties to
summarize a text and difficulties to find references. It can be concluded that the
implementation of reciprocal teaching technique can help students to improve
their reading comprehension.
Keywords: reading comprehension, reciprocal teaching technique, report text
%C UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG
%D 2019
%I FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
%L eprints58051