The implementation of index card match (ICM) model in descriptive text to improve students’ reading comprehension at the seventh grade students of smpn 7 jember in academic year 2022/2023

Husnia, Husnia (2022) The implementation of index card match (ICM) model in descriptive text to improve students’ reading comprehension at the seventh grade students of smpn 7 jember in academic year 2022/2023. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Kiai Haji Achmad Shiddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Reading is one of the skills that students should be mastered in English learning. This research focuses on reading skill. It is related to the problem identification that students felt difficult in understanding reading such as finding the meaning of vocabulary, finding the main idea of paragraph, finding the specific information, and giving conclusion. The aim of this research was to improve students’ reading comprehension in descriptive text by using Index Card Match (ICM).
This research was conducted at class VII A of SMPN 7 Jember. This research is Classroom Action Research (CAR) using Kemmish and Mc Taggart which consisted of four steps, namely planning the action, implementing the action, observing and reflecting. In this research, the researcher conducted two cycles. Each cycle consisted of three meetings, two meetings to implement the action and one meeting for students’ reading test or post-test. In planning the action, the researcher and collaborator prepared lesson plan based on the data from preliminary study, which refers to the problem found. Furthermore, in implementing the action, the researcher taught the students by using Index Card Match (ICM). Next, observing was the process of the collecting the data from the implementation, the researcher and collaborator observed all of the classroom activities during the implementation of the action. The last was reflecting, in this process the researcher and collaborator analyzed the data from observing the action and compared with the criteria of success, which 80% of students have to reach the target score that was 75. The subject of this research was the class VII A of SMPN 7 Jember that consisted of thirty-two students.
The result of this research showed that there was an improvement of the students’ reading comprehension. It could be seen the result of the post-test I and II that been improved. From 37,5% students who achieved the minimum score in pre-test become 56,25% in post-test I then 87,5% in post-test II. It can be concluded that Index Card Match (ICM) can make students’ reading comprehension better than before.

Key Words: Reading Skill, Index Card Match (ICM)

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