Agustin, Ade Herawati (2025) Cognitive Strategy to Teach Reading Comprehension at Eight Graders SMPN 1 Bungkal. Undergraduate (S1) thesis, IAIN Ponorogo.
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Agustin, Ade Herawati. 2025. Cognitive Strategy to Teach Reading Comprehension at Eight Graders SMPN 1 Bungkal. Sarjana’s Thesis. English Language Teaching
Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, State Islamic Institute of Ponorogo. Advisor: Dedi Hasnawan, M.Pd.
Keywords: learning strategy, cognitive strategy, reading comprehension
Cognitive strategies, as a form of learning strategy, help students process information to achieve cognitive goals and are essential in improving reading comprehension. Since English is not the students’ native language, they often face difficulties in understanding texts. Therefore, applying cognitive strategies can support students in overcoming these
challenges and enhance their reading comprehension skills.
This research aims to describe the implementation of cognitive strategy to teach reading comprehension of eighth-graders students at SMPN 1 Bungkal. It also investigates the teacher’s challenges and solutions towards the implementation of the strategy. Moreover, the significance of the research is expected to be useful information for English teachers, especially in applying cognitive strategy to teach reading comprehension.
This research applied qualitative approach and used descriptive design. This research was conducted at the eighth grade class SMPN 1 Bungkal. The data were collected through observation and interview. And to analyse the data, the researcher used Miles and Huberman that consisted of three stages namely data condensation, data display and conclusion drawing.
Based on the data analysis, it was found that: English teacher implemented Cognitive Strategy, which was appropriate for teaching reading comprehension, such as practicing, receiving and sending messages, analysing and reasoning, and creating structure for input and output. However, one of the strategies under the receiving and sending messages strategy was not utilized in the classroom. Challenges faced by the teacher in implementing this strategy included the lack of teacher training focused on cognitive strategy, the
unavailable of specific materials for teaching these strategies, limited English language proficiency as English was not the native language, and students’ low motivation in learning. To overcome these challenges, the teacher took several solutions, such as developing personal knowledge about the strategy, integrating the strategy into classroom activities, using English and Indonesian language to teach the strategy and giving
encouragement to increase students’ motivation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate (S1)) |
|---|---|
| Thesis Supervisor: | Dedi Hasnawan, M.Pd. |
| Subjects: | 13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan > Jurusan Tadris Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Perpustakaan Pusat |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2025 02:09 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2025 02:09 |
| URI: | http://etheses.uinponorogo.ac.id/id/eprint/35119 |
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