AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT’S DIFFICULTIES IN READING COMPREHENSION ON NARRATIVE TEXT AT NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS MUHAMMADIYAH 01 RANDUBLATUNG

Mardhani, Sheptya Sri (2022) AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT’S DIFFICULTIES IN READING COMPREHENSION ON NARRATIVE TEXT AT NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS MUHAMMADIYAH 01 RANDUBLATUNG. EDUTAMA. ISSN 2548-281X (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This study aims to describe the difficulty of reading comprehension of narrative texts, to find out the factors that cause students' difficulties in understanding reading in narrative texts and to find out the teacher's strategy in overcoming students' difficulties in reading comprehension in narrative texts. The method of this research is qualitative by using a qualitative descriptive approach. The population in this study were ninth grades students of Mts Muhammadiyah 01 Randublatung academic year 2021/2022 with totaling 25 students and English teacher in Mts Muhammadiyah 01 Randublatung. Collecting data using the method of test and interview. Based on the results of tests that have been carried out by students, it shows that as many as 11.08% of students who had difficulty in answering to find the main idea. There are 29.55% of students who have difficulty answering to find certain information (scanning). There are 30.40% of students who have difficulty answering to find conclusions / making inference. There are 11.93% of students who have difficulty answering to find references. And lastly, there are 17.05% of students who have difficulty answering to find an understanding of the meaning of the word. From the results of interview data analysis, the researchers found five factors causing students' difficulties in understanding reading in narrative texts. These factors are: lack of motivation, inadequate instructions given by the teacher, lack of vocabulary, home environment and school environment. So it can be concluded that grade IX students of Mts Muhammadiyah 01 Randublatung have difficulty in understanding narrative text readings. Key Words : Student Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Narrative Text.

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