Meningkatkan Pemahaman Membaca Siswa Kelas Sebelas SMA Negeri 1 Tinombo Melalui Teknik Think-pair-share

ABSTRACT

NUR OKTAVIANI (A 121 16 027). This Skripsi is entitled INCREASING READING COMPREHENSION OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 TINOMBO THROUGH THINK-PAIR-SHARE TECHNIQUE, Skripsi, Teacher Training, and Education Faculty, Language and Art Education Department, English Education Study Program, under the supervision of Rofiqoh.
This study aims to find out whether or not the use of think-pair-share technique can increase reading comprehension of the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Tinombo. This research used a pre-experimental research design. The research population was the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Tinombo which consisted of 147 students. The sample was selected by using a purposive sampling technique. The number of the sample was 27 of class XI MIA 1. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test about reading. The result of this research showed the mean score of the pre-test of the students was 58.44 and the post-test was 85.11. Therefore, the t-counted value (12.59) is higher than the t-table value (1.795). It proves the hypothesis is accepted which means the Think-Pair-Share Technique can increase students’ Reading comprehension.

Key Words: Increase, Reading Comprehension, Technique, and Think-Pair-Share.