IMPROVING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH ADVANCE ORGANIZER STRATEGY

The objective of this study is to investigate whether the application of Advance Organizer Strategy significantly improves the students achievement in reading comprehension especially descriptive text. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of this research was the students in SMP Swasta Padamu Negeri Medan especially class VIII which consisted of 32 students. The research was conducted in two cycles. The first cycle consisted of three meetings and the second cycle consisted of three meetings. The instrument for collecting the quantitative data were essay and multiple choice for reading and the instruments for collecting qualitative data were interview sheet, observation sheet and diary notes. Based on the analysis, students achievement is improved in every test of reading comprehension especially descriptive test. In test I, the mean score was 53.13. In test II in cycle I, the mean score was 73.59. In test III in cycle II, the mean score was 91.5. Based on the interview sheet, observation sheet and diary notes, it was found that the teaching learning process ran well. The students were more active and enthusiastic working in group. It was concluded that Advance Organizer Strategy can improve the students achievement in reading comprehension especially descriptive text.