The Use of Numbered Head Together (NHT) to Improve Students’ Reading Skill (A classroom action research of ten grade students of SMA MuhammadiyahPlusSalatiga in the academic year of 2015/2016)

Wardhani, Mentari Mega (2016) The Use of Numbered Head Together (NHT) to Improve Students’ Reading Skill (A classroom action research of ten grade students of SMA MuhammadiyahPlusSalatiga in the academic year of 2015/2016). Other thesis, Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan.

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Abstract

This study is aimed to improve the students’ reading skill through Numbered Head Together. The research answers these main questions (1) How is the implementation of Numbered Head Together (NHT) in improving students’ reading skill of the ten grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Plus in the academic year of 2015/2016?, (2) Is Numbered Head Together (NHT) able to improve students’ reading skill of ten grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Plus in the academic year of 2015/2016?, (3) How far is the improvement of Numbered Head Together (NHT) in improving students’ reading skill of the ten grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Plus in the academic year of 2015/2016? The methodology of this research used Classroom Action Research (CAR). There were two cycles. Each cycle consist of planning, action, observation and reflecting. The techniques of collecting the data are observation, test and documentation. The results show that the students’ reading skill improves significantly. It can be seen the average of score students in post-test II is higher than standardized score 59.80. The NHT method is able to improve students’ reading skill in each cycle which the T-calculation result show that T-calculation of cycle I is 2.51 and cycle II is 3.43, the mean of pre-test I is 53.07 and post-test I is 60.38. In cycle II, the mean of pre-test II, the mean of pre-test II is 54.42 and posy-test II is 59.80. So, it can be concluded that there is significant improvement of students’ reading skill by applying Numbered Head Together in X B Class of SMA MuhammadiyahPlusSalatiga in the academic year of 2015/2016.

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