Penggunaan Teknik Kelompok Nyaring (aktif) Untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Membaca Siswa Kelas Tujuh Di SMP Negeri 1 Toribulu

ABSTRACT
Tuti Amelia Y. Pontoh (A121 15 145). “The Use of Buzz Group
Technique to Improve Reading Comprehension of the Seventh Grade Students
At AMP Negeri 1 Toribulu.”Skripsi English Education Study Program,
Language and Art Education Deparment, Faculty of Teacher Training and
Education, Tadulako University. Under supervision of Aminah.
The objective of the reaserch is to prove whether the use of Buzz Group
Technique is effective to improve students’ ability in reading comprehension of
Descriptive text of the Seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Toribulu. This
research used a quasi-experimental research design which involved experimental
group and control groups. The research samples are class VII A as the
experimental group with 30 students and class VII B as the control group with 30
students selected by using lottery. The data of the research were collected
through pre-test and post-test. The treatment was given only to experimental
group. The data were analyzed statistically in order to find out the significant
difference of students’ achievement in pre-test and post-test. The mean score of
the experimental group on the pre-test is 46.5, while that of the control one is 63.
The mean score of the experimental group on the post-test is 89,33, while of the
control one is 84,83 by using the 0.05 level of significance and 60 degree of
freedom. It was discovered that the value of the t-counted (5,57) is higher than the
t-table (1.567). It means that the hyphothesis is accepted. In other words, the use
of Buzz Group Technique is effective in improving students’ reading
comprehension in descriptive text of the seventh grade students at SMP Negeri 1
Toribulu.
Keywords: Improving Reading Comprehension, Buzz Group Technique