IMPROVING THE VIIIF GRADE STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION AND THEIR READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT BY USING STAD (STUDENT TEAMS – ACHIEVEMENT DIVISIONS) TECHNIQUE AT SMP NEGERI 3 TANGGUL IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 3 Tanggul. The eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Tanggul, especially VIIIF class in the 2013/2014 academic year, were the research subjects of this research. Based on the results of the data analysis and discussion, it could be concluded that teaching reading by using STAD technique in two cycles was able to improve the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension achievement at SMP Negeri 3 Tanggul in the 2013/2014 academic year. The improvement was from 62.16% in cycle 1 to 78.37% of students who got score of 75 or higher in cycle 2. It also showed that the STAD technique was applicable to the eighth grade students in improving the students’ active participation. It was supported by the improvement of the results of observation that was from 72.97% in Cycle 1 to 86.48% of the students who actively participated in the teaching learning process of reading comprehension in cycle 2. Finally, the result findings in Cycle 2 indicated that STAD technique could improve the students’ reading comprehension achievement and their active participation. Therefore, the English teacher is suggested to use the STAD technique as an alternative technique in teaching the reading skill.