Application of The SQ3R Method to Improve Learning Motivation and Ability to Read English Text Understanding of it in Vocational High School of Ibnu Sina Batam

The finding from the researcher’s observation at SMK Ibnusina Batam was that the student’s learning motivation and achievement in English reading comprehension were still at a low level. Based on the researcher’s assumption, it was due to uneffective instruction used by the teacher. Therefore, the researcher tried to apply SQ3R method learning to improve student’s learning motivation and achievement in English reading comprehension IT’s a department. This classroom action research was aimed to enhance student’s learning motivation and achievement in English reading comprehension IT’s a department. The researcher provided observation sheets, questionnaire, and test for data collecting. Based on the data analysis shown from cycle I to II, student’s learning motivation and achievement in English reading comprehension IT’s department were improved. The student’s motivation was improved from “ENOUGH” with 60.8% to “GOOD” category with 63%. The students had gained the minimum standard of achievement which was 75. The average score of the students in reading comprehension in pre-cycle was 69.09 and improved to 80.23 in cycle II. Prior implementing the cycle only 6 of 22 student’s or 27.3% passed and increased to 36.4% or 8 of 22 students in cycle I. in cycle II, 19 of 22 or 86.4% students had passed and the improvement from pre-cycle to cycle II was 59.1%.