Enhancing Students' Reading Comprehension Through Teams Game Tournament (TGT) Technique at the Tenth Grade of MA Darun Najah Lumajang

Kamalia, Mai Zida (2024) Enhancing Students' Reading Comprehension Through Teams Game Tournament (TGT) Technique at the Tenth Grade of MA Darun Najah Lumajang. Undergraduate thesis, UIN KIAI HAJI ACHMAD SIDDIQ JEMBER.

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Abstract

Mai Zida Kamalia, 2024: Enhancing Students’ Reading Comprehension through
Teams Game Tournament (TGT) Technique at the Tenth Grade of MA Darun
Najah Lumajang.
Key Words: Reading Comprehension, Teams Game Tournament.
Reading comprehension was one of the important skills that EFL students
must developed when learning English. However, there were many students who
still had difficulties in understanding an English reading text. It happened in the
X-2 grade of MA Darun Najah Lumajang. According to the result of preliminary
observation, students looked less enthusiastic when faced with a reading text,
which in turn had an impact on their low reading comprehension. This problem
was evidenced by the students' English scores from the school English teacher. In
addition, the researcher interviewed five students from the class which also
resulted in a statement that they prefer quizzes and fun learning. Therefore, a
learning technique was needed to overcome the problem of students' low reading
comprehension ability by applying cooperative learning such as the Teams Game
Tournament (TGT) technique.
The research questions of the study were: "How was the implementation
of Teams Game Tournament (TGT) technique in enhancing students’ reading
comprehension at the tenth grade of MA Darun Najah Lumajang?” and “How can
the implementation of Teams Game Tournament (TGT) technique enhance the
students’ perception on reading comprehension at the tenth grade of MA Darun
Najah Lumajang?”. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to enhance
students’ reading comprehension through TGT technique and enhance students’
perception on reading comprehension through TGT technique at the tenth grade of
MA Darun Najah Lumajang.
Classroom Action Research (CAR) was the method used in this research.
The researcher conducted the research in the X-2 grade of MA Darun Najah
Lumajang, which consisted of 20 students. This research was conducted in one
cycle with several stages such as planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The
implementation of the TGT technique was conducted for a total of 6 meetings.
The main data of this study were taken from the results of pre-test, post-test, and
student questionnaires.
From this study, there were three research findings, such as: 1) 15 students
or 75% of X-2 students reached the minimum completeness criteria (KKM = 75)
in the post-test scores. 2) There was an improvement between the pre-test and
post-test scores results of all students. 3) The results of students’ questionnaire
showed positive responses to the application of the TGT technique, such as
increasing enthusiasm, concentration, and mood. In addition, students could also
add their vocabulary through the game stage of the technique. Therefore, it can be
concluded that the Teams Game Tournament (TGT) technique can enhance
students' reading comprehension skill.

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