The Use Of Imagine, Elaborate, Predict, And Confirm (Iepc) Strategy To Improve The Reading Ability Of The Third Year Students Of Smpn 17 Pekanbaru In Narrative Texts

Abstract

This study aimed to explore whether IEPC Strategy could improve the reading ability of the third year students of SMPN 17 Pekanbaru in narrative texts. The subjects were 36 students from class IX.4 at SMPN 17 Pekanbaru. This study was classroom action research which was divided into two cycles, in which every cycle consisted of four stages which were plan, action, observation and reflection. The data collection techniques consisted of observation, field note, and tests (pre-test, formative test, reflection 1 and post-test). Observation sheets and field notes used to gain the record of the classroom activity during doing the treatments. Pre-test is done before action, formative test is done after each meeting, reflection 1 is done after the first cycle has conducted, and post-test is done after the second cycle finished. In analyzing the data to find out the level of students’ mastery in the application of IEPC Strategy in improving students’ reading ability, the writer used formula by Hatch and Farhady (1982). The findings of this study indicated that IEPC Strategy could improve the students’ reading ability in which there were 22 students or 61.1% of the students could achieve the standard minimum criteria of achievement (KKM) with average was about 80.1. In addition, the percentage of students’ activities was also improved from the first to the last meetings. Moreover, the result of observation sheets and field notes showed a positive behaviour in a process of learning and it also helped students improve their reading ability and more active in learning process.