DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET USING SCIENTIFIC APPROACH IN TEACHING READING GRADE EIGHT STUDENTS OF SMP CERDAS MURNI TEMBUNG

Abstract

This study concerns on how reading worksheet are developed for junior high school. This
study was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D) design. It was started from
collecting the data, analyzing data, designing course grid based on curriculum 2013,
designing new reading worksheet, validating by experts, and revising for final product. The
new students’ reading worksheet was designed based on scientific approach stages, which is
contained of five stages; observing, questioning, experimenting, associating, and
communicating. The source of data of this study was the grade VIII students of SMP Cerdas
Murni Tembung consisting 26 students. Instrument of collecting data were questionnaire, and
interview. After analyzing data, the researcher got the students’ need in learning English. The
interview and questionnaire result proved that the students need students’ reading worksheet
which contains for grade VIII. The materials which were developed were focused on
descriptive text, recount text, and narrative text. The product had been validated by the
experts. The average scores are 3,8 from English subject teacher and 3,4 from English
lecturer. It means the developing students’ reading worksheet categorized as relevant for
students of grade VIII.