@misc{eprints58075,
           title = {THE IMPLEMENTATION OF KWL TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE
STUDENTS? READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT AT THE
SECOND GRADE OF STUDENTS? IN SMP KARTIKA II-2

BANDAR LAMPUNG},
          author = {1513042043 Yulita Setiarini},
         address = {UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG},
       publisher = {FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN},
            year = {2019},
             url = {http://digilib.unila.ac.id/58075/},
        abstract = {Reading is an interactive process between the reader and the writer. Theoretically,
in teaching and learning English, reading is very complex because reading skills
involve many aspects to be learned (e.g. identifying main idea, finding specific
information, determining reference, understanding vocabulary, and making
inference). In other word, reading is one of language skills that used to
comprehend the text. The learners also have to connect the writer and the teacher.
This research was aimed at finding out whether there is a significant improvement
on students? reading comprehension achievement after being taught through KWL
technique, finding out the aspect which is improved the most after being taught
through KWL technique. Thirty one students of SMP Kartika II-2 Bandar
Lampung were selected as sample of this research. The researcher uses One
Group Pre-test Post-test design. Then, the t-test was used to reach the significant
value.
The result showed that the students? mean score of pre-test was 68.00 and their
mean score of the post-test after being taught through KWL technique was in
which their gain score was 80.00. Specifically, KWL technique improved the
students? reading comprehension achievement. Moreover, KWL technique mostly
improved the students? reading comprehension achievement in vocabulary. In
addition, the students still faced some difficulties in answering the questions in
English especially in reading comprehension. However, after practicing through
KWL technique, the students gradually started to comprehend the materials and
were able to overcome those problems.}
}