Improving students’ reading comprehension by using numbered heads together (NHT) technique at grade VIII SMPN 6 Padangsidimpuan

Rambe, Sisca Fitriani (2018) Improving students’ reading comprehension by using numbered heads together (NHT) technique at grade VIII SMPN 6 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research was talking about improving students’ reading comprehension by using numbered heads together (NHT) technique at grade VIII SMPN 6 Padangsidimpuan. Most of students had low achievement in reading narrative text comprehension, students had lack of reading and students did not have motivation, and students did not have suitable technique for reading. The problems were influenced by internal and external factor such as identifying character, setting, problem, coda, and identifying vocabulary in context motivation, disturbance, asking permission, and sleeping in the classroom. This research purposed to investigate whether using numbered heads together technique at a SMPN 6 Padangsidimpuan could improve the competence of the students in reading comprehension in English. The method used in this research was classroom action research and two cycles, by implementing the Kemmis Design which consisted of identification problem and do the four steps. Those were planning, observing, acting, and reflecting. Moreover, to solve the reading problems the researcher applied Numbered Heads Together (NHT) Technique. Moreover, the participants of this research were the class of VIII-I consisted of 27 students also there was collaboration with an English teacher. Meanwhile, the data was derived among from reading tests, observation notes, and also interview. Based on the research result, showed the improvement mean score of the students. The first cycle was 65.55 (37.03%) and second test in second test in second cycle was 80.55 (92.50%). It can be concluded that the mean score in the second cycle was higher than the first cycle. Based on the observation notes stated that students got improvement and the students were more active and interested in learning reading comprehension. Related to the interview result, it could be known that students’ reading comprehension had improved. It asserted that by using Numbered Heads Together (NHT) Technique improve students reading comprehension. Then, the hypothesis stated is accepted that Numbered Heads together can improve students reading comprehension.

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