The Application of Circ-Type Cooperative Learning Model to Improve the Ability to Read Descriptive Texts in Grade IV Elementary School

Abstract

The problem in this research is the lack of comprehension ability in reading the description text, to solve the problem can be overcome by applying the CIRC type cooperative learning model (cooperative integrated reading and composition). This study is a quasi-experimental or quasi-experimental study with the nonequivalent control group design. The population in this study were students of class IV SDN Cireundeu 01 totaling 207 students. The sample used was 59 students consisting of 30 experimental class students and 29 control class students who were determined through purposive sampling technique. The results of the analysis show that the ability to comprehend reading text descriptions of students taught using the CIRC learning model is higher than those taught using conventional learning methods. So the results of this study indicate that learning Indonesian by using the CIRC learning strategy significantly influences the ability to read students' description texts. Therefore, the results of this study indicate that the cooperative integrated reading and composition type (CIRC) cooperative learning model has a significant role in the reading comprehension of the 4th grade students' text descriptions. This can be proven from the significance value (2- tailed) 0.000 <0.05 so that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted.