APPLYING THE QUANTUM TEACHING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION AT SECOND SEMESTER ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM BENGKULU ISLAMIC STATE INSTITUTE

This research attempted to improve students reading comprehension by applying the
quantum teaching technique. This research employed a classroom action research
design, and it was carried out in two cycles. The data of study were student’s reading
comprehensionn which were collected by means of a reading comprehension test. The student’s reading comprehension were categorized into five categories, namely:
very high, high, moderate, low and very low levels of comprehension. The student’s
participation was obtained through class observations during the reading classes.
The observation data were calculated and categorized high, moderate, and low
categories. The results show that the use of quantum teaching technique could
increase the student’s reading comprehension. Students who fell into very high and
high reading categories increased from 17 students (cycle one) to 21 (cycle two); the
number of students who belonged to moderate and low categories also slightly
decreased from 14 in cycle one to 12 in cycle two. There was two students who were
in the very low reading comprehension category in cycle one, but none was in cycle
two. Furthermore, the use of quantum teaching technique has also encouraged
students to participate actively during the reading classes. The average level of the
student’s participation in the reading class process was moderate. In short, the use
of quantum teaching technique in reading classes could improve not only the
students reading comprehension but also their participate in reading class activity.
Keywords: Quantum teaching, reading comprehension, short stories