IMPROVEMENT OF READING UNDERSTANDING ABILITY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC READING Yon A.E.
English Education Department , STKIP Panca Sakti Bekasi
Jl. Raya Hankam No. 54 Pondok Gede Bekasi, Indonesia
Abstract
This research is conducted in order to improve students^ reading understanding through Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) at second semester of English Department of STKIP Panca Sakti Bekasi. This research used a Classroom Action Research (CAR) consists of two cycles. Type of the data in this research were gathered through qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative gained by analyzing field note, observation sheet and interview. While quantitative data were obtained from pre-test, pos- test and portfolio of pre-cycle, cycle I and cycle II. The result showed that the average score of students^ reading test increase in four dimensions not only on literal, interpretative, applicative but also on critical understanding. The finding indicated that the average score of the students at pre cycle was 68 and increase to 77 in the first cycle and climb up to 87 in second cycle, for interpretative understanding, the average score at pre cycle was 61, increasing to 69 in the first cycle and climb up to 80 in the second cycle, for applicative understanding, the average score at pre cycle was 62, increase to 64 in the first cycle then climb up to 84 in the second cycle, and for the last indicator ^critical understanding^ it is also increase, at pre cycle was 59 and increase to 65 in the first cycle and climb up to 85 in the second cycle. The result showed that the implementation of Collaborative Strategic Reading can improve the students^ reading understanding ability.
