Abstract:
The aim of this research is to know whether Brainstorming technique is
effective or not to teaching reading comprehension at the tenth grade of SMK
Ma’arif 6 Ayah Kebumen in the academic year of 2016/2017.
The researcher applies quantitative method to discuss and find out the
problem appearing in this study. This study can be categorized as experimental
research. The population of this research is the tenth grade students of SMK
Ma’arif 6 Ayah Kebumen and the researcher took 80 students as the sample which
was divided into two classes. The independent variable is the use of
brainstorming, and the dependent variable is the students’ reading result
manifested in the test score. In getting the data, the researcher used test as an
instrument (pre-test and post-test). The researcher analyzed the data by using
descriptive statistic analysis (mean, median, modus, Standart deviation, and the
highest and lowest score) and inferential analysis (normality test, test of
homogeneity and t-test as hypothesis).
The improvement can also be seen by the result of t-value that is 4.113.
Based on the 0.05 significant levels, the value of t-table is 2.000. The computation
shows that t-value is higher than t-table, that is 4.113>2.000, the mean of post-test
experimental group is higher than control group (78.35>73,80). Thus, it can be
concluded that brainstorming technique is effective in teaching reading
comprehension at the tenth grade students of SMK Ma’arif 6 Ayah Kebumen in
the academic year of 2016/2017.
