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No. l0 34O00lo NNGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TARBTYAHAND TEACI{ER TRAINING FACULTY STATEINSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES PADAI\GSIDIMPUAi\ 20r5 THE EFTNCT OX'COOPERATIVE INIEGRATED READING AI{D COMPOSITION (CIRC) STRATEGY ON STUDENTS'READING COMPREHENSION AT XI GRADD OF'MAI{ 1 PADANGSIDIMPUAN A TEE,SIS Submittedto the StateInstitute for Islamic StudiesPadangsidtnwan as a Pa ial Fulfrllment ofthe Requhementforthe DegreeofGraduate oflslamic tutucation (Sld,I) In English By: LONNI NUR IT'FATINASUTION Reg.No. 10340 0010 ENGLISHEDUCATION DEPARTMENT TARBIYAH AND TEACHERTRAINING X'ACULTY STATE INSTITUTE X'ORISLAMIC STUDIES PADAIIGSIDIMPUAN 2015 THE EFFECT OF COOPERATIVEINTEGRATED READING AND COMPOSITION(CIRC) STRATEGYON ST{JDENTS' READING COMPREHENSION AT XI GRADE OF MAN I PADANGSIDIMPUAN A TIIESIS Submitted to the StateInstitutefor Islamic StudiesPadangsidimpuarc as a Partial Fulfillmmt of the Requirementfor the Degree of Graduate of ' Islqmic Education (S.Pd.I) In English By: LONNI I\'TJRIFFAH NASUTION Reg.No. 10 340 0010 ENGLISII EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT ffi Advisor I-' KbK^t$ RAYENDRIANI FAHMEI LUBIS. IWAg NIP. 197105102000r)3 2 001 TARBIYAI{ AND TEACHER TRAINING STATE INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES PADANGSIDIMPUAN 20ts Term : Thesis Padangsidimpuan,256 February 2015 a"n.Lonni Nur Iffah Na$Xion To: DeaaTarbiyah and Teacher Traiaing Faculty Appendix: 7 (s€ven)Examplars tn- padsqss.idinpraa Assalamu'alaikumWr,Wb. After leading; studyingand giving advicefor nec€ssaryrevise on th€sisbeloDgs to LoDni *The Nur Iffah Nasutiotr, elofidle Efect of Cooperutivebrtegdted Reqding and CoDryosition (CIRC) Sbategl on Students' Reading Cotrytrehensionat Grade )O 2014/2015 MAN I Padangsidimpuan", we apprcved tbat tho thesis has been acc€ptable to complete the requircmentto firlfill for the deg€e of Graduateof Islamic Educdional (S.Pd-Din Englisb, Tarbiyahand TeacherTraining Faculty in IAIN Padangsidimpuan Thorofore,we hope tbat th€ thesis will soonb€ exandnedin Aont ofthe thesis examiner team ofEngliSh DeparbnentofTarbiyah and TeacherTraining Faculty IAIN Padangsidimpuan" That is all and thank you for the selection Wassalamu'alaikumwr.S'b. Advisor I fiul&*' Rryerdriani FahmeiLubi& I{. Ag S.S.,lWB(L NIP. 19710510200003 2 001 DECLARATION OF SELF THESISCOMPLETION The namewho signedhere: Name LOI\'M }'IJR IITAE NASUTION RegisnationNumber l0 3400010 Faculty/DepartEent Tarbiyahand TeacherTraidrg Faculty/TBl-1 The Title ofa Thesis The Effecr of CooperariveIntegmled Reading aod Composition (CIRC) Suategy on Students' Resding Comprehensionat Crade )(I ofMAN I Padangsidinpuan I h€rebyd€clarc tbat I havearranged aDd written the thesisby myse|f,without askingfor illegal help fiom othersexc€pt the guidanceftom advisors,ajrd withod doingplagiadsm ss it is rcquiredin Students'Ethic CodeofIAIN Padangsidimpuan article14, Verse 2. I do this dedarationtuhfirlly. If there is deceitfulnessand inclrrectness regardingto this declaratiotrin the future,I will be wiling to get punishmentas it is requiredi! Students'Elhic Codeof IAIN Padangsidimpuarlarticle 19 verses4, that is to canaelacademia degree disrespectfrrlly, and other punishment r€garding norms andlegal law. Padangsidimpua425o February 2015 DeclarationMaker LONM NUR IFFAHNASUTION Res.No: l0 3400010 AGGREEMENTPUBLICATION OF FINAL TASK FOR ACADEIT/IICCTVITY As academiccivity ofthe StateInstitute for Islamic StudiesPadangsidiopua4 the mme who signedhere: Name LONM Nl-}RIFFAH NASUIION Nim l0 3400010 Faculty/D€padment Tarbiyahand Teacher Tdining Faadty/TBl-f Kind Thesis To developescience and knowledgg declee for givingto the StatelDstitute for Islamic StudiesPadangsidimpuaa Non'exclusive Royalty Right on my thesiswith thetide: .THE EFFECT OF COOPERATTYf,, INTEGRATTD REAI'ING AND COMPOSITION (CTRC) STRATEGY ON STTIDENTS' NEADING COMPBEIIENSIONAT ) GRADEOF MAN 1 PAI'AI\IGSIEIMPUAN" With alt the setsof equipment(if needed).Based on this Non-exclusiveRoyalty Right, the StareIostitutc for IslamicStudies P".l"ngqidimpuan has the right to save,fomat, organizeiudatabase fomr keepand publicate my fiDaltask as long as I determineas a writerand oum creative right, Thus,this statlemeotis madetrully. Madein : Padangsidimpum Date :256February2015 -,The Signed LONNI NI'R IFFAH NASUTION EXAMINERS SCHOLAR MT'NAQOSYAH EXAMINATION !*ee : LONNI NUR IFFAH NASUTION Re; No :10.340.0010 Tkis : THE EFFECT OF COOPERATI!'E INTEGRATED READING ANI) COMPOSITION (CIRC) STRATEGY ON STUDENTS' READING COMPR.EIIENSION AT XI GRADE OF MAN 1 PADANCSIDIMPUAN Chief RayendrianiFahmei Lubis, M.Ag \rIP. 19710510200003 2 001 60610200801 1 Members R'dfr{6 l. Rayentriani FahmeiLubis, M.Ag in,S.S.,M. NrP. 19710510200003 2 001 19760610 3. Drs.Fitriadi Lubis, M.Pd 4. Soj NIP.19620917 199203 | 002 NIP. 19790815200604 I 003 Prcposed: Place Padangsidimpuan Date Febtuary,25n2015 Time 09.00WIB - Finish Result/Mark 76.37(B) CumulativeAchigvement Iod€x 3.54 Predicate Cumlaude RELIGION MINISTRY TIIE STATE INSTITT]TE FOR ISI-AMIC STIJDIESPADANGSIDIMPUAN TARBIYAII AND TEACEER TRAINING FACULTY Alrmst Jl. H.T. Rizrl Nurdin Km. 45 LEGALIZATION Thesis I THE EFFECT OT COOPERATIVE INTf,GRATED RE{)ING AND COMPO$TION (CIRC-} STRATf,GY ON STUDENTS' READING COMPREHENSION AT XI GRADE OF MAN 1 PADANGSIDIMPUAN WrittenBy : LONM NUR 1FFAHNASUTION Reg.No :10.340.0010 TheThesis had been ac-cepted as a partialfirlfillment ofthe requirernetrtfor the degre€of Graduateoflslamic Education(S.Pd.I) io English S.As., M. Pd. .19720'021997032 003 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT p:Jl Cxsjl ljll p-l Firstofall, I wouldlike to saythanl youto Allah theAlmighty vho hasgi\.en me time andhealthy in writing andfinishing this thesis.Nex1, I do not forgeito send Shalawatto our prophetMuhammad SAW who hasbrought us from the darknessinto the light. This thesisis presentedto the EnglishEducation Department of the State Instututefor IslamicStudies (IAIN) Padangsidimpuanas a PartialFulfillment of the Requirementlbr the Degreeof Graduateoflslamic Education(S.Pd.l) In hnishingthis thesis,I got a lot of advices,suggestions, and aidsfiom the follor,ring: 1. Mrs. RayerdrianiFahmei Lubis, M.Ag as the first advisorwho has given suggestionsand helps in writing dris thesis,May God blessher. 2. Mr. SojuangorRambe, SS., M. Pd., as the secondadvisor who has helped, sryporledand suggested me to finishthis thesis. 3. Mrs.-Hj.Zulhilnma, S.Ag.,M.Pd., the Dean of TarbiyahFaculty. 4. Mrs. RayendriariFahnei Lubis, M.Ag., the Leader ofEnglish Department. 5. IAIN PadangsidimpuanLibrarian (Yusri Fahmi, S. Ag., S. S.,M. Hum) andthe staffsfor theircooperative and permission to usetheir books. 6. My beloved parent, (Drs. Zulkifli Nasution and Dra. Erni Batubara)who taught me how to be patientto facethis life, my youngbrcther (Abdul Rasyid Nasution, and Mhd. Abi S)'ubbaaNasution), my youog sister (RoisahNasution, AmKeb_, Inayati Hasni Nasution,Arfah Adiani Nasutionand Nur Malina Nasution)- 7. Headmaster, English teacherand also studentsof MAN I padangsidimpuanwho helpedme to completedmy research_ 8. My beloved friends Dasim4 Yusi, Ermina, Indah, putd, Shiel4 Resdil4 yuli, Sammhand Tika 9. Al1 the people who have helpedme to finish my study that I can,t mention one by one. May Allah, the Almighq, blessthem all, Amin. Finally, I realize thbt tlere must be someweaknasses in this thesis.Therelbre, I welcometo all good and value critics that can imprcve this thesis. Padangsidimpuan,25 February2015 The Researcher, LONNI NUR IFFAH NASUTION MM. 10 3400010 iii Name : LONNI NUR IFFAH NASUTION Register Number : 10 340 0010 Faculty : Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Department : English Education (TBI-1) The Title of the Thesis : The Effect of Cooperative Integrated Reading and Compostion (CIRC) Strategy on Students’ Reading Comprehension of Descriptive Text at XI Grade of MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan ABSTRACT This research focused about the effect of CIRC (Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition) Strategy on Students’ Reading Comprehension in Descriptive Text at Grade XI MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan. The problems of this research were most of the student still get low grade with average 74; meanwhile the standard of English competency in this school is 78, and the students were lack motivation in reading comprehension and seldom to practice and also they didn’t have the strategy. Finally most of the students failed in reading comprehension. The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of CIRC (Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition) Strategy on Students’ Reading Comprehension in Descriptive Text at Grade XI MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan. This research employed experimental research. The population of this research was the XI grade of MAN 1 Padangsidimpuan. The total of population were six classes. Then, the sample of the research was 2 classes, experiment class (XI IPA-2) and control class XI IPA-1). It was taken after conducting normality and homogeneity test. To collect the data, researcher used test for measuring students’ Reading Comprehension achievement. To analysis the data, the researcher used t-test. Based on the result of the research, researcher found that the result of experimental class was higher than control class (80.95>75.85), and the score of tcount was bigger than ttable (6.98> 2.021).