IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING SKILLLS THROUGH PUNCTUATIONS BY USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM APPLICATION AT THE GRADE XII MS 1 OF SMA NEGERI PLUS OF RIAU PROVINCE

Abstract

This article reports on a study intended to explain punctuations was presumed could better improve the students’ reading skill by using google classroom application at the grade XII MS 1 of SMA Negeri Plus Riau Province and to explain what factors that change it. The data were collected by using observation checklists, field notes and tests. Qualitative data were analyzed by data managing, reading or memoing, describing, classifying, interpreting. Quantitative data were analyzed by percentage (scores of reading test by using google classroom application), matrix and graph. This classroom action research consisted of two cycles constituting 3 meetings for each cycle. The result of this research shows that the students’ reading skill by using google classroom application improved in each cycles. At the end of the first cycle, the percentage of the students’ reading skill by using google classroom application was 83.20%. But, the result was unsatisfied yet. At the end of the second cycle, the improvement of the students’ reading skill by using google classroom application texts was 90.40%.. It means that there is the improvement of the students’ reading skill through punctuations by using google classroom application at the end of second cycle. In conclusion, the use of punctuations improve the students’ reading skill by using google classroom application