IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION USING SQ4R METHOD IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BASED ON LOCAL WISDOM AT SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 1 SEBATIK UTARA
This study aims to improve students’ reading achievement using SQ4R Method of Seventh Grade Students of SMP Negeri 1 Sebatik Utara. This study used classroom action research (CAR) by Kemmis and McTaggart model which consist of four stages (planning, implementing, observing and reflecting). The subjects of this study were students of class VII-A (32 students). The criteria for the success of this were 75% of students achieved the minimum score (KKM), namely 71. Data was collected through written test assessments, and observation of activities. The result indicated that increasing students’ reading achievement using the SQ4R method. In cycle 1 showed that students’ reading achievement was 67% at the first meeting and 76% at the second meeting (good category), while in cycle 2 it reached 84% (first meeting) and 93% (second meeting) were very good category. In addition, the percentage of students’ learning outcomes in the first cycle was 56%, or 18 of 32 students in the class achieved a minimum completeness score (71) with an average score of 74 and increased in the second cycle to 81% or 26 of 32 students with average was 78. Thus it can be concluded that the use of the SQ4R method can improve students’ reading comprehension skills of seventh grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Sebatik Utara