The use of Cooperative Integrated Reading and
Composition (CIRC) Method to Improve Students’
Reading Comprehension on Narrative Text (A
Classroom Action Research at the Tenth Grade
Students of SMA Negeri 3 Sintang in the Academic
Year of 2015/2016)
This research was conducted at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 3
Sintang Year of 2015-2016 is located on Jl.Stadion Baning-Phone Number
(0565).21655 Sintang. Besides, this research was aimed to find out how does
cooperative integrated reading and composition (CIRC) method to improve
students’ in reading comprehension especially narrative text.
This research was done by using Classroom Action Research method to
solve the problem faced by the students. In collecting the data finding, the
researcher used qualitative and quantitative data. The participant of this research
was at tenth grade that had problem in reading comprehension on narrative text.
The research finding show that the use of CIRC method improved
students’ in reading comprehension on narrative text.It was proven by data from
observation checklist, field note and documentation. It proved that the method
was attracted the students’ attention to learn reading comprehension especially
narrative text. It was also proved by the students’ reading result in mean score was
improved. In first cycle, the students mean score was categorized into good to
average. Then, in second cycle was categorized into average to good. It was found
that CIRC method was a method that useful to improve the students reading
comprehension.