The effectiveness of Using Brainstorming Technique in Teaching Reading Comprehension at the Tenth Grade Students of SMK Ma’arif 6 Ayah Kebumen in the Academic Year of 2016/2017

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.