The Implementation of Collaborative Strategic Reading to Enhance the Reading Skills of th 8th Graders of SMPN 11 Malang

ABSTRACT Ningrum, Reva Ayu Kusuma. 2017. The Implementation of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) to Enhance the Reading Skill of the 8th Graders of SMPN 11 Malang.Thesis.English Language Teaching, Department of English, UniversitasNegeri Malang. Advisors: (1) Dra. Sri Andreani, M.Ed., (II) Dr. Suharmanto, M.Pd Key Words: Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR), reading ability This study aimed at improving the students’ reading skills by using Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) in the process of reading activity. The design of this study is Classroom Action Research. It was focused on enhancing the students’ reading skill by using Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR). This strategy consists of four steps namely Preview, Click and Clunk, Get the Gist and Wrap-Up. The students’ were guided to follow a procedure which had been set by the researcher. There were given CSR learning log to implement the strategy. They implemented the strategy while they were working in a group discussion. Since some students had difficulties in performing their roles in the group and in presenting the results of their discussion, the teacher did the grouping randomly and asked all the group members to take part in the presentation. The instruments used in this study were a reading test, an observation checklist, field notes, a questionnaire, and an interview guide. The criteria of success were: (1) 80% of the students show a gain at least five points in the reading test and (2) 80% of them show positive responses toward the implementation of CSR strategy. This study was conducted in two cycles. At the end of the second cycle, the findings indicate that: (1) 89.5 % of the students show a gain at least five points in the test and (2) 92.1% of them show positive responses toward the implementation of CSR strategy. It can be concluded that, with some modification on the grouping and presentation system, CSR strategy can improve the reading skill of the students and their response towards classroom activities. It is recommended that the English teacher use CSR strategy as an alternative in teaching reading skill. It is also recommended for other researchers to conduct a similar study on other reading problems in different settings and on different subjects.