APPLICATION OF PORPE TECHNIQUES (PREDICT, ORGANIZE, REHEARSE, PRACTICE, AND EVALUATE) TO IMPROVE READING SKILL STUDENTS OF PENDIDIKAN GURU SEKOLAH DASAR
Dwi Heryanto, Alpin Herman Saputra

Univeritas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Reading is one of the language skills that must be mastered by students. This skill if mastered properly will prepare the students to be trained to think coherently, access the ideas well, and master the logic with proper and mature. Especially now there has been a fundamental change that requires the human ability to access information effectively of reading ability. Especially for the era of information technology as it is today. Problems faced by researchers is the low reading skills of students caused by the process of learning in the class is not maximal. Researchers and as well as lecturers find most students are not interested in learning Indonesian. Thus the researcher conducts Classroom Action Research (CAR) to improve the learning process and maximize the results of the students reading skill. The CAR model used is McKernann on the application of PORPE techniques (Predict, Organize, Rehearse, Practice, and Evaluate) in improving the students reading skills in the Indonesian Language and Literature Study Course. The research was conducted on sixth semester students at PGSD FIP UPI. The result of the research showed that there was a development in the process and the result of the research, which showed by the development of learning reflection result, then the mean reading comprehension increased from 79 to 87.2. So based on it, it can be concluded that PORPE technique can improve reading skill of Student.

Keywords: PORPE, Reading Skill

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