EMPOWERING THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH RECIPROCAL TEACHING TECHNIQUE AT SMPN 3 TARAKAN
This research aimed to improve the reading comprehension of grade 8 students of SMPN 3 Tarakan by using reciprocal teaching techniques. The type of research was classroom action research. Classroom Action Research consists of 4 stages namely planning, action, observation and reflection. The subject of this class action research was a grade 8.1 student of SMPN 3 Tarakan. The research instruments used observation sheets and tests. The results of this study can be seen in the scores obtained by grade 8.1 students in the application of reciprocal teaching techniques. In the first cycle of students who achieved a learning success standard of 68%, as many as 21 students scored 70 and below with less categories and as many as 10 students scored above 70. In cycle II students who obtained scores of 70 and above as many as 27 people in the very good category with a percentage of 80% and as many as 4 people obtained scores below 70. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that the use of reciprocal teaching technique can improve the reading comprehension of grade VIII-1 students of SMPN 3 Tarakan.