DESIGN READING TEACHING MATERIALS BASED ON PORPE TECHNIQUE FOR IMPROVING STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION Winda Widyaningrum (1), Ninuk Lustyantie (2), Nuruddin (3)
Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Abstract
The importance of improving reading comprehension includes the interests of students to develop their potential, as well as social interests to form a literacy society that is needed in global competition. The study of reading techniques is an important aspect in learning to read. Reading techniques have a good impact because they help students overcome reading problems and make teaching materials easier and faster to understand. The purposes of this research to improve student^s comprehension in both understand reading texts and critically analyze discourse by design reading teaching material based on PORPE technique. The research is done in Indraprasta PGRI University Jakarta with a total sample of 56 students. Researchers use Research Action Class consists of the cycle of I, II and III, including observations about student behavior during instruction. Planning the teaching consists of preparing the syllabus, lesson plans and schedules, and then takes action by implementing reading teaching materials based on PORPE technique. The results of the tests in each cycle can be described as: an average is 71,3 of 58% (cycle I) becomes 73,6 of 75% (cycle II) and 76,8 of 95% (cycle III). Based on the results of the research, it is necessary to implement reading teaching materials using PORPE technique in universities because it has been shown to significantly improve students^ reading comprehension and develop their critical discourse analysis skills.
