The Effect of Using Think Pair Share on Students Reading Ability

Abstract

The purpose of learning English does not run on certain scope of school, but it reaches all grades. The significant aim is enabled the student to communicate in English. A communication skill can be developed and reached through some elements which should be studied, there are major of skill, namely; speaking, reading, writing, and listening which are presented in the 2004 English curriculum. It cannot be realized which English is a part of communication, and used in the world. English is a foreign language especially in Indonesia which attached middle of formal school. That is why English is not only learnt in some countries, but also categorized as foreign which learnt for communication.

In English teaching process, TPS can be used as an alternative way that can be applied in teaching English, including reading. This research will be conducted to find out the effect of Think Pair Share on student’s reading comprehension achievement. The experimental research is done with an assumption that Think Pair Share never applied at the eleventh class SMA 17 Agustus 1945 Banyuwangi. Through it is necessary to do a research entitled “The Effect of Using Think Pair Share on students reading ability.

Reading is a complex dynamic process that involves the bringing of meaning to and the getting of meaning from printed page (Rubin, 1993:4). Basically, reading is a process of getting ingormation from written words. Reading passages usually tells about the aim to grasp the author’s idea. By reading is not simply process of getting the meaning of the printed.

            The hypothesis is statistically stated there is significant difference in the reading comprehension achievement between students taught using think pair share technique and the conventional technique. The result of the analysis which is computed by using SPSS version 20, it was found that the value of Significance for teaching strategy .04, it can be concluded that sig. value (.04< .05) or it means that Ho is rejected and Hi accepted. “there is difference in students reading comprehension achievement between students taught using TPS and Conventional technique.

Key words: effect, Think Pair Share, reading ability.

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