Discovery Learning Method In Students Reading Comprehension

Abstract

This research aimed to find out the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension through discovery learning method in the 10th grade of SMA Mandiri Balaraja, in the school year of 2021-2022. The research was conducted on July/25/2021 until August/15/2021. The population of research were 24 students and the research Method: The study of a Classroom Action Research.The data was collected by observation sheet, reading test, and interview sheet. The data were analyzed by reducing the data, presenting the data, analyzing the data by using and taking the conclusion and verification. This research used resources triangulation in which the researcher rechecks the information from reading test, observation sheet and interviews sheet.The results of the research are mean of reading comprehension in the first cycle the number of the students who passed the criteria of average in the treatment is 67,5. In the second cycle, the number of students who passed the criteria of average in the treatment is 75.6. In the third cycle, the number of the students who passed the criteria of average in the treatment is 78.9. Then students’ response to Discovery Learning Method positive, Discovery Learning Method could made students interested to learn English lesson, the students really enthusiasm. Considering the data above, the research of Improving students reading comprehension through discovery learning method was successful.