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Lisan: Jurnal Bahasa dan Linguistik Vol. 8 No. 2: Hal.

91-100 (2019)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33506/li.v8i2.376

Effectiveness of Pre Reading Plan (PReP) Technique to Improve


Student’s Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text

Mujahidah Mujahidah1, Ramli Ramli2


1
Institut Agama Islam Negeri Parepare
2
Institut Agama Islam Negeri Parepare

*Email: idhasuher@gmail.com

Diterima: 1 Januari 2019. Disetujui: 15 Maret 2019. Dipublikasikan: 30 April 2019

ABSTRACT

The present article intended to investigate the effectiveness of pre reading plan (PReP) technique to
improve student’s reading comprehension of narrative text at one senior high school in Pinrang, South
Sulawesi of Indonesia. The question is “how is the students’ reading comprehension?”. This article is
aimed to identify the students’ reading comprehension before and after applying Pre Reading Plan
Technique and to finding out is applying Pre Reading Plan Technique able to improve students’ reading
comprehension. Beside that, the purpose of writing this article is to describe how teaching of reading
through the PReP technique. The article support by a literature review of PReP technique theory in
teaching reading. The information about of PReP technique supported by expert theory, it can be used as a
source of information about English teaching technique especially reading that can be applied by teachers
in high school. This study employed a quantitatif research design which is a case study using pre-
experimental design which applied (one group pre-test and p-test design). The study found out that the
students’ reading comprehension had increased after doing the learning process by using pre reading plan
(PReP) technique. So, it can be concluded that the pre reading plan (PReP) technique is effective to
improve student’s reading comprehension of narrative text. This study also provides a set of
recommendation to avoid the overlapped researches in education technology.

Kata kunci: pre reading plan; reading comprehension; narrative text.

INTRODUCTION information through the book, newspaper,


With a master of English then magazine, etc. From reading anyone can
students will easily accessed the be interaction with the mind and feeling,
information, to know the other people get information, increase the knowledge,
culture, as well as develop the knowledge and also as a tools for to relaxed.
for the future. The processed of learning Learning reading often to get some
foreign language. English there are four problems such as the teacher ability for to
kinds of skills namely listening skill, teach, students ability and interest
reading skill, speaking skill, and writing students is to low for read. Froblems for
skill. Reading is one of important skill in the students is lazy in reading activity,
learning English. Through reading the beside that, students are lazy to looking
students can improve their knowledge for the book, so the increase of students
which is needed for continuing personal reading skill be less optimum. In fact,
growth and adapt the change in the world, many students are lazy to read a book by
in order to, the students can get many new the reason of have not enough time, make

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boring, and etc. But actually the students students who know much the topic for to
have to know that reading has many read, that knowledge can help to
purpose. Not only be get a new determine the relevan things and the
information but the purpose of reading is irrrelevan things. This technique can help
to arrange ideas. When the students find to extend the comprehend to prepared for
such difficulties, they may read some learn the teks want to read. Beside that the
books to enlarge and recognize their ideas PReP technique can made the teacher
as good as possible. Beside that, the delivered he/she materiall well and the
purpose of reading is to solve problems student active in the classroom and did
and make a relax. not got bored when the learning process
The next problems can influence in the classroom. Realize that the
reading success is teaching reading to important function of this technique, so in
English learners is exciting for teachers this research intend to apply “the
who have the ability to perform it. The Effectiveness of Pre Reading Plan (PreP)
teacher have skill and competence to Technique to Improve Students’ Reading
apply the appropriate teaching strategies, Comprehension of Narrative Text at the
technique and method which can motivate second grade students of SMAN 3
their students to enjoy the printing Pinrang”. Learning reading
materials their distributes. Teaching comprehension using PReP technique,
strategies, techniques and methods are furthermore to compare with learning
very important in teaching reading. So, reading comprehension without using
the teacher must realize that if they are PReP technique in the same activity.
not able to present the reading material In addition, with the background
well, the students feel bored and not above, the problem of the research can be
interest to read and do the task in reading stated as follow: “Is applying Pre Reading
text. One of the techniques to learn Plan Technique able to improve students’
reading, expecially, reading reading comprehension?”. The following
comprehension. Learning techniques that are objectives of the research: To know
effective in learning reading the students’ reading comprehension
comprehension of learning English before and after applying Pre Reading
language is Pre Reading Plan Technique. Plan Technique and to finding out is
PReP Technique is a learning reading applying Pre Reading Plan Technique
technique to developed by Judith Langer. able to improve students’ reading
PrepTechnique is the activity before to comprehension. Before giving the
read can help the students to activated treatment,students based some problems
their knowledge already have as the first in reading, they were: the students got
point be a good comprehen the text. Mufti difficulty to answer the test because they
said that PreP Technique can be tool for did not have enought vocabularies, The
the teacher to prepare the students before students could not comprehend the
read the text, while to analyze the meaning of the text, the students lack of
conception of the students till can motivation in reading a book or English
determine the next instruction. text book because they were got bored
From both of the problems above about that, the students felt scared to
has been observation by the writers, so the wrong if learning English. After giving
writers had the reason why to select PReP the treatment, the students were able to:
technique in learning reading The students easily comprehend the
comprehension is because this technique material because they could improve their
can be used for help the students using ideas, and opinion about the material, the
their knowledge before reading. For the use pre reading plan (PReP) technique

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even gave more opportunity to aware their looking for the different of reading
motivation in learning reading so they comprehension English teks skills of the
could be themselves to making prediction student before using PReP Technique to
of the material, and asking something that learning reading comprehension English
they are dont know or dont understand teks at SMAN 3 Pinrang. The design was
about the material, the students were presented as follows:
enjoyed in class, the students were more Giving pre test to know the first
active to ask about the topic what they did skill of the student in reading
not understand, students gave more comprehension, while, for giving post test
responses when the researcher asked to do to know reading comprehension skill of
the task in front of the classroom, and the student after giving treatment by using
students were pleasant with the situation. PReP Technique.
As conclusion, the pre reading plan
technique effective to improve students Location and Duration of the Research
reading comprehension. The location of the research will
Based on previous related literature take a place at SMAN 3 Pinrang. The
and problem statement above, the choosen of this location this research
researcher forward hypotesis as follows: conclude on judgment because this
Hypothesis Null (Ho) : There is no a research never used pre reading plan for
significant of PReP Technique to improve learning reading comprehension English
reading comprehension at the second text at SMAN 3 Pinrang. The researcher
grade students of SMAN 3 Pinrang. will do the research more than one month
Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) : There for collecting data.
is a significant of PReP Technique to
improve reading comprehension at the Population and Sample
second grade students of SMAN 3 Sugiono stated that, population is
Pinrang. generalisation distric consist of : object
There are some significances of this and subject where have quality and
research, as follows: For the English certain characteristic to constanted from
teachers, it can be used as alternative of the researcher for to learned and then take
learning techniques are effective to conclusion. The population of this
improve the ability to students in the research is the second grade students of
reading comprehension of the English SMAN 3 Pinrang, based on data in
text. For the students, the results of academic year 2018/2019, the amount of
research can increase the skills of reading the second year students of SMAN 3 P
expecially reading comprehension of the inrang. There are 7 classes which are
English text, as well as unable to obtain XI.IPA 1, XI.IPA 2, XI.IPA 3, XI.IPA 4,
the experience of the learning process by XI.IPS 1, XI.IPS 2, and XI.IPS 3.The
using PReP Technique. total of pupulation are 239 students.
The samples that used in this
METHOD research is cluster sampling. Because the
This research used pre-experimental population above object and subject
design which applied (one group pre-text where have quality and certain
and post-text design). Sugiyono said that characteristic of the cluster sampling.The
from this design there is (pre test) before researcher took the class XI IPA 4 which
giving treatment and (post test) after is consists of 38 students as the sample in
giving treatment. From that, the result of this research.
treatmen can to known more accurate.
The purpose for giving treatment to

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The instrument and Process of “The Black of Kaaba”. The researcher
Collecting Data gave some questions of the students.
The instrument that used in this (What do you think about “The Black
research is reading test, expecially Stone of Kaaba”? What might you see,
narrative text. The reading test applied hear, feel about “The Black Stone of
twice on pre-test and post test. The pre- Kaaba”? Have you any new ideas about
test would used to check the prior “The Black Stone of Kaaba”?.) Etc. After
knowledge of students in reading that, students are directed by researcher to
comprehension before they are given a brainstorming with some questions . if the
treatment. The post-test used to measure students answer the questions the
the comprehension in reading after they researcher write the answer in the
are given treatment. The instrument whiteboard.The students concluded the
consist of 7 test. initial idea that has been collected. After
that the researcher asked the students to
Procedure of Collecting Data made a summary of the resulted of
The procedures of collecting data in discussions that have been done so as to
this research, as following: add new knowledge to students. After the
Pre-test is done before giving discussion, the researcher gave the text
treatment, the pre-test was functioned as that has been prepared. And students read
followed : to decide the students need the text. After reading,students answer
because based on the criterian given, to questions from the text. Students and
know the students ability before the researcher siscussed the answer of the
treatment. The researcher gave the student question. And the end, students answer
7 questions based on the research that are analyzed by the researcher and
would be used in this activity. It would be commented on for improvement.
done to improve comprehension of
students before giving treatment through The Second Meeting
PReP Technique. The researcher greets the students.
Before giving a text of the students the
Treatment researcher gived the students just a title of
After pre-test the researcher would the text about “When a Bomb Exploded”.
gave a treatment to the students. The Students discussed about the initial
researcher applies pre reading plan understanding or outlook with the
technique as a away to improve students’ concepts specified in the text, it about
reading comprehension skill. The “When a Bomb Exploded”. The
treatment process would be conducted for researcher gave some questions of the
forth meetings. Treatment had given four students. (What do you think about
times. Reading text presented different “When a Bomb Exploded”? What might
from one to another meeting. The material you see, hear, feel about “When a Bomb
or reading text given as follows : Exploded”? Have you any new ideas
about “When a Bomb Exploded”?.) Etc.
The First Meeting After that, students are directed by
The researcher greets the students. researcher to brainstorming with some
Before giving a text of the students the questions . if the students answer the
researcher gived the students just a title of questions the researcher write the answer
the text about “The Black Stone of in the whiteboard. The students concluded
Kaaba”. Students discussed about the the initial idea that has been collected.
initial understanding or outlook with the After that the researcher asked the
concepts specified in the text, it about students to made a summary of the

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resulted of discussions that have been concepts specified in the text, it about
done so as to add new knowledge to “Run For The Money”. The researcher
students. After the discussion, the gave some questions of the students.
researcher gave the text that has been (What do you think about “Run For The
prepared. And students read the text. Money”.? What might you see, hear, feel
After reading,students answer questions about “Run For the Money”? Have you
from the text. Students and researcher any new ideas about “Run For The
siscussed the answer of the question. And Money”?.) Etc. After that, students are
the end, students answer are analyzed by directed by researcher to brainstorming
the researcher and commented on for with some questions . if the students
improvement. answer the questions the researcher write
the answer in the whiteboard. The
The Third Meeting students concluded the initial idea that has
The researcher greets the students. been collected. After that the researcher
Before giving a text of the students the asked the students to made a summary of
researcher gived the students just a title of the resulted of discussions that have been
the text about “Sleep”. Students discussed done so as to add new knowledge to
about the initial understanding or outlook students. After the discussion, the
with the concepts specified in the text, it researcher gave the text that has been
about “Sleep”. The researcher gave some prepared. And students read the text.
questions of the students. (What do you After reading,students answer questions
think about “Sleep”? What might you see, from the text. Students and researcher
hear, feel about “Sleep”? Have you any siscussed the answer of the question. And
new ideas about “Sleep”?.) Etc. After the end, students answer are analyzed by
that, students are directed by researcher to the researcher and commented on for
brainstorming with some questions . if the improvement.
students answer the questions the
researcher write the answer in the Post-test
whiteboard. The students concluded the After giving treatment, the
initial idea that has been collected. After researcher gives the essay test to know
that the researcher ask the students to their improvement in reading
make a summary of the result of comprehension.
discussions that have been done so as to
add new knowledge to students. After the RESULT AND DISCUSSIOON
discussion, the researcher give the text This subtittle consists of two parts,
that has been prepared. And students read namely the finding of research and the
the text. After reading,students answer discussion of the research. The finding of
questions from the text. Students and the research cover the description of the
researcher siscuss the answer of the result of data collected through test that
question. And the end, students answer can be discussed in the part below.
are analyzed by the researcher and The findings of this research deal
commented on for improvement. with the classification of the students’
The Fourt Meeting pre-test and post-test. To find out the
The researcher greets the students. question in the previous chapter, the
Before giving a text of the students the researcher gave a test that given twice. A
researcher gived the students just a title of pre-test was given before treatment to
the text about “Run For The Money”. know the prior knowledge of students in
Students discussed about the initial reading comprehension, while post-test
understanding or outlook with the was given after treatment through pre

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reading plan (PReP) technique and the grade students of SMAN 3 Pinrang have
result of the post-test of this research can improved. The total score in post test was
answer the question of this research that 2803. It proved that there was increasing
aims to find out through pre reading plan of students’ score in post-test.
(PReP) technique effective to improve the So it was concluded that they can
students’ reading comprehension of improve their reading comprehension
narrative text of SMAN 3 Pinrang. after joining treatment by using pre
Is applying Pre Reading Plan reading plan (PReP) technique, because
Technique able to improve students’ they were enthusiastic, enjoy and
reading comprehension? motivated to learn English especially
The Students’ reading reading comprehension.
comprehension before applying pre In this, the researcher analyzed the
reading plan (PReP) technique of SMAN data of students’ score in pre-test and
3 Pinrang.This past presents the result of post-test to know whether there is or there
data analysis about the reading is no a significant difference of students
comprehension before applying pre achievement before and after learning
reading plan (PReP) technique at the process in pre reading plan (PReP)
students, the researcher were giving pre- technique in reading comprehension.
test at the students. the mean score of the pre-test was
There were 2 students (5,3%) as 56,42 (X1) while the mean score of the
good classification, 16 students (42,1%) post-test increased 73,76 (X2). The
as fair classification, and 20 students standard deviation of pre-test was 0, 21
(52,6%) as poor classification. The total while the standard deviation of post test
score in pre-test was 2144. It had shown was 0, 14. As the result at this item is the
that, the students’ reading comprehension mean score of the post-test was greater
pre –test was low, because most of the than the mean score in pre-test. It means
students got poor score. So it was that the students’ reading comprehension
concluded that they were not motivated had increased after doing the learning
and interested in learning English process by using pre reading plan (PReP)
especially to comprehend of reading. technique.
The Students’ reading For the level, significant (α) 5% and
comprehension after applying pre reading df=37, and the value of the table is 1, 69,
plan (PReP) technique of SMAN 3 while the value of t-test 3, 35. It means
Pinrang. This past presents the result of that the t-test value is greater than t-table
data analysis about the reading (3, 35 ≥ 1, 69). Thus, it can be concluded
comprehension after applying pre reading the students’ reading comprehension
plan (PReP) technique at the students, the through pre reading plan (PReP)
researcher were giving post-test at the technique is significant better after getting
students. the treatment. Thus, the null hypothesis
there was an increasing of students’ (H0) is rejected and the alternative
score after giving treatment through pre hypothesis (Ha) is accepted.
reading plan (PReP) technique. There The discussion of the result of the
were 4 students (10,5%) as very good data analysis shows that the use pre
Classification, 34 students (89,5%) as reading plang (PReP) technique, was
good classification, and no one student as effective to improve the reading
fair, poor and very poor classification. It comprehension, the students score after
means that after learning by using pre treatment was higher then before giving
reading plan (PReP) technique, the the treatment. The researcher calculated
reading comprehension of the second the mean score students’ reading was

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indicated from two tests namely pre-test The researcher concluded that one
and post-test. The mean score in pre-test of the problems which made the students
before treatment was 56, 42 and the mean low in reading comprehension caused by
score of post-test was 73, 76 after technique of the teacher used in learning
treatment. process is always monotonous, the teacher
By looking at the test finding, from rarely used technique or strategy in
the data provided in classification table learning process. So, many students were
based on the reading, clearly to see that 2 not understand and comprehend the text,
students (5,3%) as good classification, 16 and got bored to the students because of
students (34,2%) as fair classification, it. Based on the findings above, the
and 20 students (52,6%) as poor researcher concluded that there was an
classification in the pre-test, while the improvement of using pre reading plan
post-test, 4 students (10,5%) as very good (PReP) technique of SMAN 3 Pinrang.
classification , and 34 students (89,5%) as The Ways of Implementation of Pre
good classification. From the result the Reading Plan (PReP) Technique to
researcher concluded that the students’ Improve the Students’ Reading
reading comprehension from poor to Comprehension.
good. There were four meetings for doing
In addition, to know what was the the treatment of this research. At the first,
hypothesis received between null before giving the treatment, the students
hypothesis (H0) and alternative did the pre-test it purposed to know the
hypothesis (Ha), the researcher used t-test prior knowledge students’ ability in
to calculating result showed that on the t- reading comprehension before getting the
test value 3, 35 was greater than t-table treatment. In the first meeting on Friday,
value 1, 69 table (3, 35 ≥ 1, 69) with May 11th, 2018, the first the researcher
degree of freedom (df) 37. It means gave motivation to the students about the
alternative hypothesis (Ha) was be importance to study English then the
concluded that the pre reading plan researcher gave brainstorming of the
(PReP) technique was effective to students’ and gave some question about
improve the students’ reading the topic before giving a text. After that,
comprehension of narrative text at the the researcher gave the text to
second grade students of SMAN 3 comprehend. The students were very
Pinrang. This hypothesis was been enthusiastic in learning reading through
accepted while the null hypothesis (H0) that technique. It was because the teacher
was rejected. in that school never used that technique in
In the preface study that the teaching reading so the students get bored
researcher did at SMAN 3 Pinrang it was and not interesting.
found through the observation that the On Wednesday, May 16th, 2018
teachers’ method in teaching reading was was the second meeting, the researcher
mainly using silent reading, the students gave motivation to the students about the
seldom use media, technique, and also impprtance to study English then the
confirmed by the students that technique researcher gave brainstorming of the
in the class is monotonous so that the students’ and gave some question about
students got bored. As consequences the the topic before giving a text. After that,
students low in reading comprehension. the researcher gave the text to
Sometimes the students hard to comprehend and then the researcher gave
understand the meaning comprehend the the students the games is namely match
text, and answer the question of the text. card. After that the researcher gave some
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next the leader of the students group about the material. The use pre reading
answer the question and wrote on the plan (PReP) technique even gave more
whiteboard. After the all of the leader of opportunity to aware their motivation in
the students group done wrote on the learning reading so they could be
whiteboard, the researcher gave themselves to making prediction of the
correction and gave score of the students material, and asking something that they
answer. are dont know or dont understand about
Third meeting on Saturday, May the material. The students were enjoying
19th, 2018, and on Wednesday, May 23th, in class, the students were more active to
2018 was the fourth meeting the ask about the topic what they did not
researcher gave the same direction of the understand, students gave more responses
first and second meetings, but the when the researcher asked to do the task
researcher gave a different topic of in front of the classroom, and students
narrative text but using the same were pleasant with the situation. As
technique. In the last, the researcher gave conclusion, the pre reading plan technique
a post-test on Friday, May 25th, 2018. effective to improve students reading
Before that, the researcher did comprehension.
brainstorming first to take the students’ It can be proved by looking Langer
focusing and their attention. The students statement, claims that the technique can
answered the question based on their be used to help students access what they
knowledge after treatment, from the first know about a topic prior to reading. For
meeting until the last meeting. those students who know a lot about a
The pre reading plan (PReP) topic, it can be used to help them
technique had effective in improving the determine what is relevant and what is
students reading comprehension. As a irrelevant. For those students who may
fact, based on the finding, most students unaware that they know something about
had good score in post-test. It meant that, a topic, the technique helps them access
the treatment was success in improving relevant knowledge. For those students
the students’ reading comprehension. The who know very little about a topic, the
researcher used this technique by technique helps extend their
combined with brainstorming, and match understandings sufficintly to prepared
card game. Pre reading plan (PReP) them for learning from their texts. As the
technique made learning process become author meant.
interest because the researcher combined Beside that accordingly Dechant
with brainstorming and game. (Zuchdi, 2008:21) , reading is the process
Before giving the treatment,students of giving meaning to writing, as the
based some problems in reading, they author meant. therefore, reading becomes
were: The students got difficulty to a quite complicated activities. For
answer the test because they did not have comprehend the text, the reader must have
enought vocabularies. The students could sufficient knowledge so that
not comprehend the meaning of the text. understanding the reading can capture the
The students lack of motivation in reading meaning contained in the reading.
a book or English text book because they Knowing the reader’s initial skills, the
were got bored about that. The students portion in reading will be easily
felt scared to wrong if learning English. determined.
After giving the treatment, the students It needs comprehension in reading
were able to: The students easily the text to get better in catch the idea and
comprehend the material because they information. According to Weaver(2009:
could improve their ideas, and opinion 10) reading is a process to determine,

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what the reader’s brain, emotions and of narrative text at the second grade
beliefs bring to the reading. It means that students of SMAN 3 Pinrang, the
reading is the reader’s way in interpreting researcher concluded that the prior
the printed words. It is supported by Linse knowledge of the students before giving
(2005: 69) argues that reading is making the treatment by pre reading plan (PReP)
sense of printed word. However, teaching technique the students got low category,
reading comprehension is not an easy job beside that, after giving the treatment the
for the teacher. The teachers need students got high category. There is a
improve their teaching method or strategy significant difference of the students’
in order to help the students get the point reading comprehension before and after
in reading the text giving treatment. It means that students
So from those statement that Prep reading comprehension of narrative text is
technique is one of the reading techniques increase. So, the application of pre
will help teachers in implementing the reading plan (PReP) technique is effective
steps of learning reading comprehension able to improve students reading
appropriate to the students condition. This comprehension of narrative text at the
technique can use to help the student to second grade students of SMAN 3
know how far is knowledge before Pinrang.
reading. For students who may not be Based on the description of the
aware that they know about the topic, this result above, it can be proved by looking
technique help the students expand the at the mean score of the students’ test in
comprehending and for to prepared the pre-test and post-test. The mean score of
students in learn the context. It can be pre-test (56, 42) is lower than the mean
proved by the writers with his researcher score of post-test (73, 76). Then, the t-test
that before using (PReP) technique the (3, 35) was greater than t-table (1, 69). It
students could not comprehend the means that the null hypothesis (H0) was
meaning of the text, and the students got rejected and the alternative hypothesis
difficulty to answer the test because they (Ha) was accepted.
did not have enought vocabularies. After
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