THE EFFECT OF USING NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER TECHNIQUE ON THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ TENSE ACHIEVEMENT AT SMKN 1 SUKORAMBI JEMBER IN THE 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

Many students faced difficulties in learning English grammar, especially tenses. One of the problems that is difficult for the students is the use of tenses This research was conducted to investigate the effect of using Numbered Heads Together The primary data of this research were collected from the students’ scores of tense test. The primary data were collected from the post-test to compare the tense achievement of the two groups after treatment, and then the researcher analyzed the result of the test by using t-test formula. Based on the calculation, the result of this research showed that there was a significant effect of using NHT technique on the eleventh grade students’ tense achievement. It was proved by value of t-test was 2.63, while the t-table with the significance level of 5% and the degree of freedom The research results proved that there was a significant effect of using NHT technique on the eleventh grade students’ tense achievement at SMKN 1 Sukorambi Jember in the 2012/2013 Academic Year. Therefore, it is recommended for the English teacher to use NHT technique as an alternative technique in teaching tenses.