THE EFFECT OF NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER TECHNIQUE ON READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 2 TAMANAN BONDOWOSO IN THE 2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

This Experimental Research was intended to know whether or not there is a significant effect of NHT technique on reading comprehension achievement of the eighth grade students at SMP Negeri 2 Tamanan Bondowoso in the 2011/2012 academic year. SMP 2 Tamanan Bondowoso was chosen purposively as the research area because the English teacher never teaches reading by applying NHT technique for the eighth grade students. In addition, it was possible to get permission to conduct the research. This experimental research covered the stages of administering homogeneity test; determining two classes as the experimental group and the control group; giving treatment that was teaching reading by NHT technique to the experimental group, while control group were taught by using lecturing technique as usually applied by the teacher; giving reading comprehension test to the two groups; analyzing the mean score of the two groups; drawing conclusion based on the data analysis results. The primary data was collected by administering the reading comprehension test after the treatment given. The supporting data were collected by interview and documentation. Homogeneity test in the form of reading comprehension test was conduct to know the homogeneity of the population. Based on the calculation by using ANOVA formula the condition of the eighth grade classes of SMP Negeri 2 Tamanan Bondowoso was homogenous, therefore lottery was done to determine the research samples and divided them into experimental group and control group. Before giving post test, try out was conducted to know the test items were suitable for the students’ level of comprehension. In addition, it was also to know whether the test needed to be revised or not. The post test was given to both groups after each group received teaching learning process twice. The result of t-test analysis on the students’ reading comprehension achievement test scores that the statistical value of the t-test was higher than that of the value of t-table with significant level of 5% (2.78 >1.99). Consequently, the formulated hypothesis: “There is a significant effect of Numbered Heads Together technique on reading comprehension achievement of the eighth grade students at SMP Negeri 2 Tamanan Bondowoso in the 2011/2012 academic year” was accepted. Based on the result above, it could be stated that NHT technique significantly affected the students’ reading comprehension achievement. DRE was applied in order to know how far the effect of Numbered Heads Together Technique gave effect to the students’ reading comprehension achievement. The degree of relative effectiveness was 12.7%. It means that the use of NHT technique was 12.7% more effective in teaching reading comprehension than without applying NHT technique that was lecturing technique. Based on the results, it could be concluded that NHT Technique gave a significant effect on reading comprehension achievement. Then, it is suggested to the English teachers to use NHT as technique in teaching reading comprehension since the technique affects the students’ achievement significantly.