Improving Students' Reading Comprehension by Using PALS

ISBN-13: 9786139980116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 80 str.

Maulana Restanto

Opis

The research was aimed at discovering the use of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) as learning strategies for improving students' reading comprehension ability, and the students' responses to the use of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) as learning strategies. The learning strategies in this research is Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) and the students in this research are second grade senior high school students. The both qualitative and quantitative method was delivered in order to collect the data with test, observation, and questionnaire as the instruments of the research. It was believed by applying Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS), the teacher is able to enhance students' reading comprehension ability. It can be proved that there is significantly development in the result of the students from the Pre-Test to 2nd Cycle Post-Test. The result also revealed there were high percentage of students who agree that PALS as learning strategies improve their reading comprehension ability.

O autorze

Restanto, Maulana
Maulana Restanto, a young man from Indonesia finished his study of English Education in 2016. He joined teaching in remote area program and placed in Taipaobal village of Sulawesi without electricity and water for 1 year. He continued his study in PPG Program. Now he is teaching in "Garage School" where the students pay as they wish.