PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN INTEGRATIF DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN SISWA KELAS IV SD KRISTEN KAIWATU

Abstract

This study aims to improve the reading comprehension skills of fourth-grade students at SD Kristen Kaiwatu, Moa Island, Southwest Maluku Regency, through the implementation of an integrative approach in Indonesian language learning. This research employed classroom action research conducted in two cycles involving 21 students. The research instruments included a pre-test, post-test, and a questionnaire to examine students’ responses toward the learning process. The data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results indicated that students’ initial reading comprehension ability was relatively low, as reflected in their low test scores and difficulties in understanding the reading texts. After the implementation of the integrative approach through activities such as reading texts and retelling the content of the story, students’ reading comprehension skills improved significantly. In Cycle I, most students were still categorized as very poor and poor. However, in Cycle II there was a substantial improvement, with 19 students achieving the good category and 2 students reaching the very good category. In addition, the questionnaire results showed that students had positive responses toward the implementation of the integrative approach in the learning process. Therefore, the integrative approach is considered effective in improving elementary school students’ reading comprehension skills.