USING THINK-PAIR-SHARE (TPS) TO ¬IMPROVE THE READING COMPREHENSION OF CLASS VIII G STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 1 SLEMAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2016/2017

Abstract

The aim of this research is to improve the reading comprehension of Class VIII G students of SMPN 1 Sleman in the academic year of 2016/2017 through the use of Think-Pair-Share technique. This research is an action research that was conducted in two cycles. This research used qualitative data and was supported by quantitative data. Observations and interviews were conducted to collect the qualitative data. Most of the students answered the questions and gave their reason correctly. Their involvement and confidence were also improved. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were collected from pre-test, post-test 1 and post-test 2 of reading comprehension. The mean score of the pre-test or the reading test before treatment was 60.90. The mean score of the post-test 1 was 83.03. The mean score of the post-test 2 was 89.27. The improvement of the reading test score was showed by t-Test with the number of Sig. (2-tailed) of paired 1 (pretest – post test 1), paired 2 (pretest – post test 2) and paired 3 (post test 1 – post test 2) that was 0.000. It was smaller than 0.05. It can be concluded that the use of Think-Pair-Share technique improved the students’ reading comprehension significantly