Improving Students\u27 Inference Skill in Narrative Text by Using Reciprocal Teaching Technique

The aim of this research is to improve students\u27 reading inference skills of narrative text. This research was conducted to tenth year students of SMA Negeri 8 Pontianak in academic year 2013/2014. In this research, the Subject is class X IPS 3 that consists of 32 students. The researcher conducted a classroom action research in his research and acted as the teacher during the research period. The data were collected by using quantitative and qualitative method. The observation checklist table, field notes and video recorder were used as the tools of data collecting. Reciprocal Teaching Technique was used as the technique in this research which is conducted the research in two cycles. The research findings showed that the mean score of students\u27 reading comprehension test in the first cycle is 64.6, and in the second cycle is 77.18 which means it successfully passed the Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimum (KKM) in this school that was 65. In the first cycle, the students were able to gain the implied cause-effect. In the second cycle, the students could predict the outcome, and draw conclusions. Reciprocal Teaching Technique managed to improve the students\u27 reading inference skills in narrative text. This technique helped the students in understanding what the author meant and in drawing the conclusion from the narrative text given to them