Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension Through Mind Mapping by Riska Dwi Cahyani, Abdul Asib, A Dahlan Rais

Source               : JoLLIET

Volume/Date     : Vol. 2, No. 1, March 2015

Article Title       : Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension Through Mind Mapping

Author               : Riska Dwi Cahyani, Abdul Asib, A Dahlan Rais

Review              :

This study investigated the improving students’ reading comprehension through mind mapping technique. This study also showed that students’ attitude in the classroom changed to be better by using mind mapping technique. The researcher explained how to use mind mapping technique in teaching and learning process.

            The method used in this research is action research method. The researcher used two cycle and there were pre-test, post-test 1 and post-test 2. In this classroom action research, the researcher collected the data using qualitative and quantitative method. The researcher used pre-posttest in quantitative method and used observation, interview, questionnaire, and photograph taking in qualitative method.

            The data showed that there is an improvement in reading comprehension by implementing mind mapping technique. It can be seen from the mean score of pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2 that increased. The results from observation, interview, questionnaire, and photograph taking also showed that the condition and situation in classroom can be controlled and going better than before.