Improving students’ reading comprehension by using pqrst (preview, question, read, summarize, test) at grade viii Smp Negeri 2 Batang Angkola

This research was talked about improving students’ reading comprehension by using PQRST strategy at grade VIII SMP N2 Batang Angkola. The students’ problem were the students ’ comprehend about the meaning of a text was still lacking, lack of vocabulary, and they don’t know how to find specific information and determine of conclusion from the text, the teacher did not use various resources in the teaching and learning process and only used the book given from the school as the main resource, and teaching strategy in the teaching and learning process of reading was monotonous. This research was categorized into action research that consisted of two cycles. This research used model proposed by Kemmis and Mc Taggart designed were consisted four steps, there were; plan, action, observe, and reflect. The participants of this research were consisted 25 students in grade VIII students of SMP N2 Batang Angkola. The instruments of collecting the data were observation, test and interview. To analyze the data, the researcher used quantitative and qualitative analysis. Based on the research result showed the improvement of students’ reading comprehension through PQRST (Preview, Question, Restrategy. The students mean score in cycle 1 was 69.4 (48%) and the students mean score in cycle 2 was 77.6 (80%). It could be concluded that the mean score in the cycle 2 was higher than previous cycle. Based on observation sheet stated that the students got improvement and the students were more active and interested in learning reading or process. Related to the interview result, it could be known that students’ reading comprehension had improved. It asserted that PQRST (Preview, Question, Read, Summarize, Test) strategy improved the students’ reading comprehension at grade VIII SMP N2 Batang Angkola