THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION AT THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN 6 SOUTH TANGERANG IN THE 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

gilang fathur albajili; martriwati, m. pd.; heni novitasari, m. pd.;

ANGGRAINI PUSPITA DEWI. NIM: 1001067009. The Effectiveness of Using
Small Group Discussion in Teaching Reading Comprehension at the Tenth Grade
Students of SMAN 6 South Tangerang in the 2014/2015 Academic Year. A Paper,
Jakarta, The English Study Programme, The School of Teacher Training and
Education, The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. Hamka, 2014.
This study was aimed to know the empirical evidence of the effectiveness
of using small group discussion in teaching reading comprehension. Therefore, it
was intended to get reliable information whether there was a significant difference
in the students’ reading comprehension between the experimental class and
control class. The research method used in this research was a quasi-experimental
study. The sample was taken from the tenth grade students of SMAN 6 South
Tangerang by using simple random sampling. The experimental class was taught
by using small group discussion while the control class was taught without using
small group discussion. Before giving the treatment, the students from both
classes were given a pre-test to know what extent their ability in reading
comprehension. At the end of the treatment, the students were given a post-test.
The reading test used as the primary instrument were consisting of 20
multiple choice questions. The final mean scores gained from both classes was
analyzed by using T-test with significance level α = 0.05. By using SPSS v.16 for
Windows program, it was found that the mean score of experimental class was
83.14, while the control class was 64.57. The T-test revealed that the result was
significantly determined by ρ < 0.05, ρ = 0.0000. Thus, H1was accepted that there
is a significant effectiveness of using small group discussion in teaching reading
comprehension.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the students’ reading comprehension
achievement of SMAN 6 South Tangerang at the tenth grade was influenced by
small group discussion rather than without using it.