UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

THE USE OF COMIC STRIPS AS PRE-READING ACTIVITY

TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION OF

NARRATIVE TEXT FOR YEAR 3 PUPILS

NOR ASMAHANI BINTI HASSIM

Dissertation submitted

For the degree of

Bachelor of Education ( Primary Education)

with Honours

Faculty of Education

January 2015

ABSTRACT

The Year 3 pupils of Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu 9 Jalan Bomba, Tanjung Karang lack motivation in reading English materials. Something needs to be done to improve their reading readiness. The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of comic strips in the pre-reading activity within the lesson which could improve the Year 3 pupils' reading comprehension of narrative text. The study was conducted on 30 pupils from class 3 Cerdik. A pre and post-test experimental design was used to examine the effect of the comic strips strategies on students' achievement. In order to determine the effect of the comic strips implementation on the students' achievement, lessons with different degrees of implementation were compared. Pupils in a Year 3 Cerdik served as the subjects for this study. There were 30 pupils in the class; 11 girls and 19 boys. A pre-test was administered which consisted of theme-related open-ended questions. The post test showed that there was a significant improvement in the pupils' understanding of reading the narrative comprehension. Thus, it shows that the pupils gained the interest to read because they enjoyed reading using the comic strips. Data was gathered from the pre and post-test. A simple interview was also conducted with the pupils to know their responds of using comic strips in the learning process. From the data collected and the interviews done, this research found out that there was improvement in the pupils' achievement when suitable method is used in the learning process. The method used should continuously be implemented by the teacher and other teachers in the school in order to improve the pupils' reading interest in English materials.

ABSTRAK

Murid Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu 9 Jalan Bomba, Tanjung Karang bermotivasi rendah dalam membaca bahan bacaan Bahasa Inggeris. Sesuatu perlu dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kesediaan membaca mereka. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji kegunaan komik dalam aktiviti pra-bacaan dalam pengajaran yang boleh meningkatkan kefahaman bacaan Tahun 3 murid kepada teks naratif. Kajian ini telah dijalankan ke atas 30 orang murid dari kelas 3 Cerdik. Satu pra ujian dan pasca ujian telah digunakan untuk mengkaji kesan komik terhadap pencapaian murid. Satu pra-ujian telah dijalankan yang terdiri daripada soalan-soalan terbuka yang berkaitan dengan tema. Setelah strategi penambahbaikan diberi, satu pasca ujian dijalankan dan keputusan ujian ada menunjukkan peningkatan dalam pemahaman murid. Oleh itu, ia menunjukkan bahawa murid-murid mendapat faedah untuk membaca kerana mereka seronok membaca menggunakan komik. Data telah dikumpulkan dari pra dan pasca ujian. Satu temu bual bertulis juga dijalankan dengan murid-murid untuk mengetahui respon mereka menggunakan komik dalam proses pembelajaran. Hasil daripada kajian dan temu bual dilakukan, kajian ini mendapati bahawa terdapat peningkatan dalam pencapaian murid apabila kaedah yang sesuai digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran. Kaedah yang digunakan secara berterusan perlu dilaksanakan oleh guru dan guru-guru lain di sekolah bagi meningkatkan minat membaca murid dalam bahan-bahan Bahasa Inggeris.

DECLARATION

I declare that the work in this thesis was carried out in accordance with regulations of University Teknologi MARA. It is original and it is the result of my work., unless otherwise indicated or acknowledged as referenced work. The thesis has not been submitted to any academic institution or non-academic institution for any degree or qualification.

In the event that my thesis is found to violet the conditions mentioned above, I voluntarily waive the right of conferment of my degree and agreed to be subjected to the disciplinary rules and regulations of Universiti Teknologi MARA.

Disclaimer

The student is fully responsible for the language and presentation of the final report.

Name of candidate : Nor Asmahani binti Hassim

Candidate's ID No : 2011429986

Signature of candidate '/ ^yjbZ

Date: 16.1.2015

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