DEVELOPING READING COMPREHENSION OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGH THINK PAIR SHARE TECHNIQUE

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find that the use of Think Pair Share Technique Can Develop Reading Comprehension of The Eleventh Grade Students at SMA Alkhairaat Bungintimbe. This research was true-experimental research design. The researcher took the eleventh grade students as the sample by using cluster sampling technique which consisted of 40 students. The data were collected by using pretest and posttest. The pretest was conducted to know the prior knowledge of students before treatment, while posttest was conducted to measure the students’ knowledge after treatment. Based on the result of both tests, the researcher found that the t-counted was (5.10). The researcher found that t-table was (2.041). It showed that the t-counted value was greater than the t-table. It means that the hypothesis of the researcher is accepted. In other word, the use of think pair share technique in teaching reading was effective to develop reading comprehension of the eleventh grade students of SMA Alkhairaat Bungintimbe.

Keywords: Developing; Reading Comprehension; Think Pair Share.