IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH
NUMBER HEADS TOGETHER TECHNIQUE
(A Classroom Action Research at the Eight Grade of SMP PGRI 2 Ajibarang in Academic Year 2012/2013)
A THESIS
Submitted to English Departement as a Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for S.Pd. Degree
By:
HANGGA PRATAMA KURNIAWAN 0801050111
ENGLISH DEPARTEMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
APPROVAL
Title : IMPROVING STUDENTS‟ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH NUMBER HEAD TOGETHER TECHNIQUE (NHT)
(A Classroom Action Research at the VIII Grade of SMP PGRI2Ajibarang in
Academic Year 2012/2013)
Name : HANGGA PRATAMA KURNIAWAN
NIM : 0801050111
Faculty : Teacher Training and Education
Department : English
Consultant I : Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum.
Consultant II : Saefurrohman S.Pd, M.Pd.
Approved by:
Supervisor I Supervisor II
Skripsi Berjudul
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION
THROUGH NUMBER HEADS TOGETHER (NHT) TECHNIQUE (A Classroom Action Research at the Eight Grade of SMP PGRI 2 Ajibarang
in Academic Year 2012/2013)
yang dipersiapkan dan disusun oleh :
HANGGA PRATAMA KURNIAWAN 0801050111
Telah dipertahankan di depan Dewan Penguji pada tanggal 9 Juli 2013 Dan dinyatakan memenuhi syarat untuk diterima
Sebagai kelengkapan persyaratan untuk mendapatkan gelar Sarjana Pendidikan Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Susunan Dewan Penguji
Ketua : Drs. Pudiyono, S.Pd, M.Hum ... NIK. 19560508 198603 1 003
Anggota I : Dyah Kusumastuti, S.Pd, M.Hum ... NIK. 010112307
Anggota II : Drs. Arif Hertanto, M. Pd ... NIP. 19590404 198812 1 001
Anggota III : Listiani, M. Pd ... NIK. 2160448
Purwokerto, 9 Juli 2013
Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Dekan,
Drs. Ahmad, M.Pd. NIP. 19650804199403 1 002
Saya yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini :
Nama : HANGGA PRATAMA KURNIAWAN
NIM : 0801050111
Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Menyusun skripsi dengan judul :
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION
THROUGH NUMBER HEADS TOGETHER (NHT) TECHNIQUE
(A Classroom Action Research at the Eight Grade of SMP PGRI 2 Ajibarang
in Academic Year 2012/2013)
menyatakan dengan ini sungguh-sungguh bahwa skripsi ini adalah hasil karya tulis saya
sendiri dan bukan buatan orang lain atau jiplakan atau modifikasi karya orang lain. Jika
pernyataan ini tidak benar, maka saya bersedia menerima sanksi, termasuk pencabutan gelar
kesarjanaan yang sudah saya peroleh.
Purwokerto, 9 Juli 2013
Yang menyatakan
MOTTO
Conquer you desire, if not it will conquer yourself
. The
most important thing is
what have you learn after knoweverything.
Never
give up
, before you do your best because life is strangle. Berakit-rakit dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian.
Jatuh bangun,
Go a Head.
THE MAN WHO SAYS HE NEVER HAS TIME IS THE LAZIEST
MAN.(Lichtenberg)
I love_
Rock „n Roll
. “You Hit Me, We Hit You”
Life is Never flat just Go a Head.
M.A.F.I.A
DEDICATION
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb
I want to say thanks to Alloh SWT who has given mercy and blessing for us. Then,
shalawat and salam always given to our prophet Muhammad SAW. In this occasion, I would
like dedicated this thesis to:
1. My beloved Mother and Dad for great affection, prayer, patience, and for everything you
have given.
2. My beloved young brother Agung. Thanks for your great support.
3. My beloved special someone. Thanks for your love and support. You are always become
my strength.
4. My beloved best friends Faisal, Ugow, Feri, Sulung, Indra, Lancho;. Thanks for
strengthening me with this friendship guys.
5. My beloved friends in B class English Dept‟ 08. Thanks for our togetherness till now.
Let‟s keep rock and roll our friendship mates.
ABSTRACT
IMPROVING STUDENTS‟ READING COMPREHENSION
(A Classroom Action Research at the Eight Grade of SMP PGRI 2 Ajibarang in Academic Year 2012/2013).
By:
HANGGA PRATAMA KURNIAWAN 0801050111
This research aimed to improve the students‟ reading comprehension using Number Heads Together technique. It used Classroom Action Research, which was conducted at VIII B Grade of SMP PGRI 2 Ajibarang in Academic Year 2012/2013 as the subject of the research. The numbers of the students were 30 students comprised of 13 males and 17 females. This study was done from October 2012 until February 2013.
The writer worked collaboratively with the English teacher in the class. The Classroom Action Research was carried out based on the Kemmis and Mc. Taggart design. The writer took two cycles with two actions in each cycle. Each cycle consisted of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The writer applied both qualitative data and quantitative data that were taken from questionnaire, observation, reading test, and documentation.
The result of the research showed that there was a significant improvement in the
students‟ reading comprehension after implementing the Classroom Action Research using
Number Head Together technique. The average score of the students in reading was 41.47% in test (pre-test and post-test). The mean of the students‟ reading test score was as follows; pre test showed 55.33%, cycle one showed 65.83%, and cycle two showed 13.06%. Therefore, the improvement of mean from pre-test until cycle two was 30.29%. It was supported by the improvement of observation and questionnaire result. The data of
observation showed that the average of the students‟ improvement in reading activities in
cycle one at 25.93% and cycle two at 56.02%. Then, the improvement from cycle one to
cycle two was 30.09%. The data from the students‟ questionnaire which were gained from the ten questions showed that the students gave positive response to the implementation of Number Head Together technique in their reading activities. The average of the students‟ questionnaire was 79.34%. Those data proved that Number Head Together technique could
improve the students‟ reading comprehension and the students‟ reading activities. It means
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu‟alaikum Wr. Wb.
Alhamdulillahirobil‟alamin. Firstly, thanks to Allah SWT for his blessing and
guidance, so that the writer could finish this thesis. This is submitted to fulfill one of the
requirements to get S.Pd. Degree at the English Department of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
The writer wishes to express his great appreciation and gratefulness to:
1. Drs. Ahmad, M.Pd., as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty on
Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
2. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum, as the Head of English Departement of Teacher Training
English and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
3. Drs. Pudiyono,M.Humand Saefurrohman S.Pd, M.Pd., as the first and second
consultant who always guidewisely and patiently during writing process of this thesis.
4. The Headmaster of SMP PGRI 2Ajibarang who given the permission and help.
5. The English teacher of SMP PGRI 2Ajibarang for helping the researcherand the study
in his school.
6. All of the lectures who have delivered their knowledge in a valuable manner.
7. All of the VII B grade students of SMP PGRI 2Ajibarang who have given good
participation in this study.
The writer hopes that this thesis would useful for the reader. Finally, the researcher
believes that this thesis is still far from being the perfect one. Therefore, the researcher would
appreciate gladly to invite constructive, criticisms and also suggestions from the readers. The
researcher hopes that this thesis will give valuable things especially for educational field and
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TITLE ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
LEGALIZATION ... iii
MOTTO ... v
DEDICATION ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
ABSTRACT ... ix
2. Major Components of Reading Comprehension ... 12
C. Cooperative Learning ... 13
1. The Definitions of Number Head Together ... 13
2. Teaching Reading Using Number Head Together ... 14
3. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Number Head Together ... 18
D. Basic Assumption ... 18
B. Setting of Research ... 20
CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. The Result of the Research ... 35
3.Questionnaire Result ... 56
4. Interview Result. ... 58
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 59
B. Suggestion ... 60
REFERENCES
Table 2 The Indicator of the Teacher‟s Activities ... 27
Table 3 The Indicator of the Students‟ Activity ... 27
Table 4 The List of Questions in Questionnaire ... 29
Table 5 The Observation Result of the Students‟ Activities... 41
Table 6 The Observation Result of the Teacher‟s Activities ... 43
Table 7 Evaluation Result of Students‟ reading Comprehension in Cycle 1 ... 41
Table 8 The Observation Result of the Students‟ Activities in Cycle 2 ... 50
Table 9 The Observation Result of the Teacher‟s Activities in Cycle 2 ... 51
Table 10 The Summary of the Evaluation Result in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 ... 55
Table 11 The Students‟ Improvement in Reading Test ... 55
Table 12 The Average Improvement of the Students‟ Activities in Each Cycle . 56 Table 15 The Post Questionnaire Result ... 57
LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Research Design Arranged by Kemmis and Mc. Taggart ... 22
The Result of Post Test 2
The Result of Test in Cycle 1
The Result of Test in Cycle 2
Appendix B The List of Questions in Questionnaire The Questionnaire Result
The Observation Sheet of the Teacher‟s Activities
The Observation Result of the Teacher‟s Activities in Pre-Condition The Observation Result of the Teacher‟s Activities in cycle 1 The Observation Result of the Teacher‟s Activities in cycle 2 The Observation Sheet of Students‟ Activities
The Observation Result of Students‟ Activities in Pre-Condition The ObservationResult of Students‟ Activities in Cycle 1
The Observation Result of Students‟ Activities in Cycle 2 The List of Questions in Interview Guideliness for the Students
The Interview Result of the Students
The List of Questions in Interview Guideliness for the Teacher
The Interview Result of the Teacher
Appendix C Lesson Plan Pre Test
Post Test 1
Post Test 2
The Answer Keys
Appendix D The Photos as a Documentation of the Research Letters
