DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET USING SCIENTIFIC APPROACH IN TEACHING READING GRADE EIGHT STUDENTS OF SMP CERDAS MURNI TEMBUNG

This study concerns on how reading worksheet is developed for junior high
school. This study was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D)
design. It was started from collecting the data, analyzing data, designing course
grid based on curriculum 2013, designing new reading worksheet, validating by
experts, and revising for final product. The new students’ reading worksheet was
designed based on scientific approach stages, which are contained of five stages;
observing, questioning, experimenting, associating, and communicating. The
source of data this study was the grade VIII students of SMP Cerdas Murni
Tembung consist of 26 students. The instrument of collecting data were
questionnaire and interview. The result of the study proved that the students’
needs reading worksheet which contain the appropriate materials based on
Curriculum, Syllabus and Students’ needs. The materials which were developed
were focused on descriptive text, recount text, and narrative text. The product had
been validated by the experts. The average scores are 3,8 from English subject
teacher and 3,4 from English lecturer. It means the developing students’ reading
worksheet categorized as relevant for students grade VIII students of SMP Cerdas
Murni Tembung.