IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH SEMANTIC MAPPING STRATEGY AT THE EIGTH GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 11 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
Keywords:
Reading Comprehension, Semantic Mapping, Classroom Action ResearchAbstract
This research was a Classroom’s Action research. The object of the research was to measure the impact of Semantic Mapping Strategy on increasing the comprehension of student’s reading in the second semester. In implementing Semantic Mapping Strategy, this research used the 31 students which is consisted by 18 male and 13 female of eighth grade in SMP Negeri 11 Bandar Lampung at 2022/2023 academic year. The writer tried to view how Semantic Mapping Strategy succeed to increase the comprehension of reading by passed 2 cycles, which was consisted by plan, action, observe and reflect. The data analysis showed that the student’s reading comprehension increased. It seen by the result of the second cycle that had mean score of 77.80 and total of the student’s passed 77%, which better than the first cycle that had mean score of 53.09 and total of the students’ passed 35%. By result, the writer concluded that The Semantic Mapping Strategy is increasing the student’s reading comprehension.
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