IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY OF GRADE TEN STUDENTS AT SMA NEGERI 2 BANGUNTAPAN USING WEBQUEST IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating students’ reading comprehension at SMA Negeri 2 Banguntapan through the use of WebQuest. The initial observation conveyed that the students showed lack of participation, motivation, and had insufficient reading ability. The type of this research was action research consisting of two cycles. This research employed qualitative and quantitative methods. The steps of the research were reconnaisance, planning, action and observation. The researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher and the students. The subjects of the research were 24 students of grade X IPS 2 of SMA N 2 Banguntapan. The data of this research were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were acquired by observing the teaching and learning process in the class, interviewing the teacher and the students, distributing questionnaires, and taking pictures of the teaching and learning process. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were gained by assessing the students’ reading comprehension ability through a pre-test and a post-test. The finding showed that the use of WebQuest was effective to improve students’ reading comprehension ability.

Keywords: action research, reading comprehension, WebQuest