IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH CAROUSEL BRAINSTORM STRATEGY AT THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF MA (Madrasah Aliyah) AL HIKMAH KAB. MAMUJU UTARA (A Classrom Action Research) A THESIS Submitted to the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Makassar Muhammadiyah University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Education in English Department ANDI ZULHIJRIANI 10535 4717 10 ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT FACULTY OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION MAKASSAR MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY 2015 i UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH MAKASSAR FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN APPROVAL SHEET Title : Improving The Students’ Reading Comprehension Through Carousel Brainstorm Strategy At The Second Grade Students Of Ma (Madrasah Aliyah) Al Hikmah Kab. Mamuju Utara. Name : ANDI ZULHIJRIANI Reg. Number : 10535 4717 10 Program : Strata Satu (S1) Makassar, Februari 2015 After being checked and observed this thesis had been filled qualification to be examined. Supervisors Approved By: Consultant I Consultant II Dr. H. Bahrun Amin, M. Hum Ummi Khaerati Syam, S. Pd., M.Pd Dekan of FKIP Head of English Education Department Unismuh Makassar Dr.A.Syukri Syamsuri, M.Hum Erwin Akib, S.Pd.,M.Pd NBM: 858 625 NBM: 869 934 ii UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH MAKASSAR FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN SURAT PERNYATAAN Saya yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini: Nama : ANDI ZULHIJRIANI NIM : 10535 4717 10 Jurusan : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Judul Skripsi : Improving The Students’ Reading Comprehension Through Carousel Brainstorm Strategy at the Second Students of MA (Madrasah Aliyah) Al-Hikma Kab. Mamuju Utara Dengan ini menyatakan: Skripsi yang saya ajukan di depan tim penguji adalah hasil karya saya sendiri bukan hasil ciplakan dan tidak dibuatkan oleh siapapun. Demikian pernyataan ini saya buat dengan sebenar-benarnya dan bersedia menerima sanksi apabila pernyataan saya tidak benar. Makassar, Februari 2015 Yang membuat perjanjian, ( ANDI ZULHIJRIANI ) iii UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH MAKASSAR FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN SURAT PERJANJIAN Saya yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini: Nama : ANDI ZULHIJRIANI NIM : 10535 4717 10 Jurusan : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Judul Skripsi : Improving The Students’ Reading Comprehension Through Corousel Brainstorm Strategy at the Second Students of MA (Madrasah Aliyah) Al-Hikma Kab. Mamuju Utara 1. Mulai dari penyusunan proposal sampai dengan selesainya skripsi saya, saya akan menyusun sendiri skripsi saya, tidak dibuatkan oleh siapapun. 2. Dalam menyusun skripsi, saya akan selalu melakukan konsultasi dengan pembimbing. 3. Saya tidak akan melakukan penjiplakan (plagiat) dalam menyusun skripsi ini. 4. Apabila saya melanggar perjanjian saya seperti yang tertera pada butir 1,2 dan 3 maka saya bersedia menerima sanksi sesuai dengan aturan yang berlaku. Demikian perjanjian ini saya buat dengan penuh kesadaran. Makassar, Februari12015 Yang membuat perjanjian, ( ANDI ZULHIJRIANI) iv My Motto Sesungguhnya sesudah kesulitan itu ada kemudahan. Maka apabila kamu telah selesai dari sesuatu urusan, kerjakanlah dengan sungguh-sungguh urusan yang lain. (Q. S, ke - 94. Alam Nasyirah, ayat: 6-7) The parent’s pray is my succesfull key Andi Zulhijriani Setiap kesuksesan bermula dari usaha, dari usaha itu maka terciptalah Karya Ilmiah ini, dan Karya ilmiah ini kupersembahkan untuk Ayah dan Ibuku. Ibu yang selalu mengerti akan diri aku dan rela mengorbankan segalanya untuk aku baik dari segi Material terlebih lagi yang lainnya. v ABSTRACT ANDI ZULHIJRIANI. 2015. Improving the students’ Reading Comprehension Through Carousel Brainstorm Strategy At The Second Students Of MA (Madrasah Aliyah) Al-Hikma Kab. Mamuju Utara. Supervised by H. Bahrun Amin and Ummi Khaerati Syam. This research aimed to explain about how is the Improving The Students’ Reading Comprehension Through Carousel Brainstorm Strategy At The Second Students Of MA (Madrasah Aliyah) Al-Hikma Kab. Mamuju Utara. The problem statement of the research were How is the improvement of the students’ literal comprehension through Carousel Brainstorm Strategy. The researcher used a Classroom Action Research (CAR). The researcher conducted two cycles, where each cycle consisted of four meetings. It employed descriptive test as instrument. A number of subjects of the research were 47 students in the second class of MA (Madrasah Aliyah) Al-Hikma. The researcher took real data from the school to know the students’ reading comprehension. In term of collecting data the researcher used category proposed by Gay (1981) to grade students’ achievement in reading comprehension during the research sessions. The research findings indicated that Carousel Brainstorm Strategy can improve of the students’ reading comprehension where the means score of D-Test (51.1%) and after evaluation in cycles I and II, the means scores improvement from (68.1%) in the first cycle and (78.2%) in the second cycle. Thus, the improvement of the student’s reading comprehension from D-Test to cycle I (33.26%) and cycle I to cycle II (14.83%) and from D-Test to cycle II (53.03%) While the standard target achievement KKM 75. Based on the score in cycle II the score categorized as Good. It can be stated that the students’ reading comprehension at the second grade students of MA (Madrasah Aliyah) Al- Hikma was a low level before the test in the first cycle and the position of reading comprehension moved into a high level after the test in the second cycle. vi ACKNOWLEDMENT Alhamduliilah Robbil A’lamin, the researcher expreses his sincere gratitude to almighty God, Allah S.W.T who has given guidance, mercy and good health. So that he could finish writing this thesis. Salam and shalawat are addressed to the final, chosen , religious messenger, the prophet Muhammad S.A.W I would like to express my deepest prost profound and gratitude to my parents, my father ANDI MUHAMMAD SAFAR. My mother SUMARNI for their prayer, financial , motivation, and sacrificed and my older sister Andi Elva Susanti. Also my younger brother Andi Ramlan Mubaraq who always prays to Allah S.W.T for my success in my study. The researcher realized that in out the research and writing this thesis, many people have contributed their valuable suggestion, guidance, assistance, and advice for the completion of this thesis. Therefore I would like to acknowledgement them : 1. Dr .Irwan Akib, M.Pd, the rector of the Makassar Muhammadiyah University for his advices during I study at the University 2. Dr. A. Syukri Syamsuri, M.Hum, the dean of teacher training and education. 3. Erwin akib. S.Pd, M.Pd, the head of English education department of FKIP UNISMUH Makassar, who gave me valuable authorities and suggestion in doing thesis vii 4. My greatest thanks are due to my first consultant Dr. Bahrun Amin, M.Hum, and Ummi Khaerati Syam, S. Pd.,M.Pd, as the second consultant who has given their valuable time and patient, to support assistance and guidance to finish this thesis 5. The mean and the staff and all lectures of the FKIP UNISMUH especially to the lecturer of English Department who taught me many years. and especially also to my kind friend Gregarious Class 2010. 6. The biggest spirit in my life especially for my older sister (A. Elva Susanti) and my younger brother (A. Ramlan Mubaraq). Also my close friend’s Muhammad Nasir, Nurdin, Asrianti, and Nika Nurdiana. 7. Finally, for all everybody that could not be mentioned one by one, may Allah S.W.T the almighty God be with us now and forever. Billahi fi sabillilah haq fastabiqul khaerat Makassar , Februari 2015 Andi Zulhijriani viii LIST OF CHARTS Pages Chart 1 : The Improvement Of The Students’ Reading Comprehension ........................................................................... 51 Chart 2 : The Chart of the Students’ Activeness in Process of Teaching and Learning ......................................................... 54 xii LIST OF APPENDIXES Pages Appendix A : Test of diagnostic test...................................................... 63 Appendix B : Test of Cycle 1................................................................ 64 Appendix C : Test of cycle 2 ................................................................ 66 Appendix D : Lesson Plan .................................................................... 68 Appendix E : Teaching Material ......................................................... 84 Appendix F : Students Score................................................................ 95 Appendix G : Picture............................................................................. 106 xiii 1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background English is one of the compulsory subjects, which is taught in Indonesia schools from elementary school up to university. The students are expected to be able to get skills in reading, speaking, listening, and writing. Therefore they can communicate with other people from English speaking countries. English teaching is focused on English language skills are taught integrated but stressing in the teaching on reading. We can say that reading is a key to get information from the books, magazines, newspaper and to study science and technology. Reading does not only read word by word in a sentence, but to comprehend the whole ideas composed by the writers through written text (Goodman and Burke, 1978). Reading comprehension is a term used to understand and apply information contained within written materials. Smith in Pranata (1999) states that, “Reading is a complex process in which the reader uses mental content to obtain the meaning from