The nature of this study is action research. This study aimed at improving
the students‟ reading skills by using the mind map technique in the process of
reading teaching and learning.
This research consisted of two cycles. It was conducted collaboratively
with the English teacher. The subjects of this research were 25 students of class
XI IPA 1 in SMA N 1 Kretek, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The data in this research were
collected through observations, interviews, and documentations. The data were in
the form of fieldnotes, interview transcripts, photographs, and students‟
portofolios. The researcher used qualitative method in analysing the data. The
researcher also enhanced the trustworthiness of the data and the subjectivity by
using the two forms of triangulation: timeand researcher triangulation.
The result of the two cycles showed that the use of the mind map
technique could improve the students‟ reading skills. The students got
improvements in the paraphrasing sentence, finding topic sentence, and
vocabulary mastery. Moreover, through the mind map technique, the students
were motivated to be active in the classroom activities. They were actively
involved in the process of teaching and learning. This condition stimulated the
students to work based on their own actual capability. Thus, the students got more
experiences and improved their achieve