ABSTRACT

AISYAH ARTATI NPM 11033048 Improving Students’ Reading AbilityIn

Descriptive Text Through FlashcardOf The 2015/2016 In Eighth Year Of
SMP Negeri 9 Binjai.

This experimental study is to find out the improvement of using flashcard

on the students’ reading ability. The subject of the study are students of the
2013/2014 eighth year students of SMP Negeri 9 Binjai.Then the writer made and
administered the test, they are pretest and post test in the form of reading
comprehension test to the students to collect the data in the post test, they are two
cycles, there are Cycle I and Cycle II. In the Cycle I, the researcher just gave the
goal of teaching, the explanations about the text (descriptive text) and the gave the
questions sheet. In the cycle II, the researcher told the goal of teaching, gave the
more explanations and told how to answer the questions by using the flashcard.
After the data had been collected and analyzed, in the pretest, the finding
showed that from 37 students in pretest the category of students’ achievement
was very low, only 1 students got the passed and 36 students hadn’t gotten passed
by the average was 52,56 . In the cycle I, there were 2 students got the passed and
35 students hadn’t gotten the passed with the average was 65, 27, the category of
students’s achivement was low. So based on the category of pretest and cycle I,
the researcher continued to next cycle. In the cycle II, there were 13 students got
very high 16 students were high and 8 students were in Medium. Finnally,it was
concluded that by using flashcard could improve students’ reading comprehension
in descriptive text of the 2015/2016 ineight year of SMP Negeri 9 Binjai.
Referring the explanations above, it could give some suggestions that
school could improve the learning result in eighth year by using flashcard, the
media of flashcard could be used to improve the students of learning result special
in reading comprehension of descriptive text, to the students were hoped to be
more active and more demonstrated in learning process so that could be gotten
better score and the teacher should motivate the students in reading
comprehensionin order to improve their comprehension of the text.

Binjai, 28 Agustus 2015

The writer,

AISYAH ARTATI
NPM. 11033048

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In the name of ALLAH SWT the most merciful. Firstly, the writer would
like to deliver her thanks to the Almighty God, who lessed her for finishing this
thesis.

Secondly, blessing and peace be upon our prophet Muhammad SAW, who
has brought human being from the foolish era to the science era.

The researcher be aware that this thesis wouldn’t be able to finished well
without some aids and supports from her beloved person. Because of that, the
researcher wanted to express grattitude from her whole heart to all persons who
had ever helped her to do this thesis. In completing this thesis, the writer would
like to express her gratitude to :

1. Mr. Prof.Dr.H. Syaiful Sagala, S.Sos.M.Pd as the head of STKIP Budidaya

Binjai and as the first Examinor.
2. Mr. Eka Rahmadanta Sitepu, MS as the head of English Department and as the
first advisor for his advice, guidance, constructive comment and precious time
he spent on supervising the draft of writing this thesis.
3. Mr. Drs. H. Mohd. Amin Syafri, MM as the second advisor for his advice,
guidance, constructive comment and precious time he spent on supervising the
draft of writing this thesis.
4. Mr. Drs. H. Arifin Jamil, MM as the second examinor for his advice, guidance,
constructive comment and precious time he spent on supervising the draft of
writing this thesis.
5. All the staffs in STKIP Budidaya Binjai helped her to administrate this thesis
6. Her sincere thanks to Mr. Drs. Edi Saputraas the headmaster of SMPNegeri 9
Binjai, for giving his permission to do this research in his school and also to
Mr. Nurianto S.Pd as the english teacher in SMP Negeri 9 Binjai and as her
adopted father and all staffs in SMP Negeri 9 binjai.

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7. The greatest thanksful for her beloved father (Syamsul Bahri S.Pdi) and her
mom (Suarsih), her sister (Indah Sufiati S.Pd) and her younger Sister (Annisa
Astuti.
8. Plenty of thanksful for her aunts Fauziah Daulay, Farida Daulay and Kentiani,
Nurmala S.pd and her cousins Dr. Mustafa Kamal Rokan, S.H.I., M.H.I.,
Aprilda Fiktri Dalimunthe S.Pd, M.Pd, Muhammad Khowasi Rokan A.md and
Maya Susanti.
9. For all friendships Irma Risdayani S.Pd, Riski Ria Ningsih S.Pd, Ermina Br
Purba S.Pd, Desi Andriani S.Pd, Yunita Magdalena S.Pd, Indri Astuti S.Pd, Siti
Zulaiha S.Pd, Chitra Fatmala Sari S.Pd, Rezky Nanda Sari S.Kom, Siti
Zulkaidah S.Pdi, Hartato Rianto S.E.Sy, Andy Anggrianto S.Pdi, Baihaqi
Siddik S.Pdi, Suci Ramadhani Rizekina, Lidya Ramayantika S.Pd and
Muthmainnah Effendi A.md, Lily Ariani NST and all friendship in PBI E
STKIP Budidaya Binjai.
10. For M. Taimiah NST S.Pd, Elfi Hanum S.Pd, Yulisa Utari Br. Siregar S.Pd,
Yeni Eriya S.Pd, Yunita S.Pd and Tri Nadia Anggraini.
11. Thanks to Letda Ari Ristanto, S.S.T HAN, Sertu Febri Indri Lesmana and
Serda Muhammad Edi Susanto and Ikhsan Fauzi SH for all their supports.

Their mutual understanding and moral support during completing for this
thesis has been very much helpful, without their deep and sympathetic
understanding this thesis could not have been completed.

May God bless them all for their services and good well.

Binjai, 28 Agustus 2015

The writer,

AISYAH ARTATI
NPM. 11033048

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT .............................................................................................. i

ACKNOWLEDGE ................................................................................. ii

ABSTRACT.............................................................................................. iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................... iv

CHAPTER I :INTRODUCTION

A. The Background of the Problem ………....................... 1

B. The Identification of the Problem…………………… 4

C. The Limitation of the Problem ……………………… 5

D. The Formulation of the Study …………………….. 5

E. The Objectives of the Study…………………………. 5

F.The Significance of the Study………………………… 5

CHAPTERII:THEORITICAL, CONCEPTTUAL FRAMEWORK AND

HYPOTHESIS

A. Theoritical Framework ……………………………. 7

1. Definitation of Reading………………………… 7

1. 1 Types of Reading………………...………..

1. 2 The Importance of Teaching Reading……… 9

2. Comprehension…………………………………… 10

3. Reading Comprehension………………………….. 11

4. Ability……………………………………………... 12

5. Media ……………………………………………... 15

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 5.1 Definitation of Media ………………………... 15

5.2 The Characteristics of Media………………… 16

5.3 The Advantage of Using Media …………….. 16

5.4 Kinds of Media ……………………………… 18

1. FlashCard ..................................................... 18

1.1. The Abundances of Flashcard .............. 19

1.2. Some Steps of Flashcard......................... 20

6. Descriptive Text ………………………………… 20

6.1 The Definitation of Descriptive Text ……… 20

6.2 The Purposes of Descriptive Text …………. 22

6.3 Kinds of Descriptive Text………………….... 22

6.4 The Structure and Example…………………… 25

Descriptive Text

B. Conceptual Framework ……………………………. 28

C. The Hypothesis ……………………………………. 29

CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD

A. The Time and Location of the Study ……………... 30

B. The Design of the Study……………………………. 30

C. The Subject and the object of the Study………......... 39

D. The Variable of the Study …………………………... 39

E. The Definition of the Study…………………………. 40

F. The Instrument of the Study …………………………. 41

G. The Technique of Data Analysis…………………...... 42

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CHAPTER IV : THE DATA AND DATA ANALYSIS

A.The Result of Pre Implementation of The action.......... 44

B.Implementation of Action............................................. 46

C.Testing Hyphotesis................................................... 61

D.Research Finding..................................................... 61

CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

A.Concusion.................................................................. 62

B.Suggestions............................................................... 62

REFERENCES ........................................................................................ 64

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX I ………………………………………... 67

APPENDIX II ……………………………………….. 79

APPENDIX III ………………………………………. 81

APPENDIX IV ………………………………………. 84

ANSWER KEY ……………………………………… 87

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