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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter presents conclusion of the research based on the result of the experiment and suggestions for the students, teachers, and next researchers.
5.1 Conclusion
The aim of doing this research was to know the use of team-pair-solo in the students’ reading comprehension. In other words, it was done to know whether or not team-
pair-solo gives any improvement to student’s reading comprehension; thus, an experimental research design was done. This pre-experimental research was designed
in the form of one group pre-test post-test in which there was no comparison group. The test items used for pre-test and post-test were selected from try-out that had been
tested to the students in the same level of competence with experimental group. Therefore, the validity of the test items for pre-test and post-test had been examined.
Team-pair-solo as one of cooperative learning helped the students to improve their reading comprehension. Students, especially those who had lower level of
competence in reading comprehension, were helped by their partners when doing discussing and sharing problems through team-pair-solo. It helped the students in
solving problems that they usually faced when they tried to comprehend texts.
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Therefore, with team-pair-solo they could get more knowledge and solution for their problems in reading comprehension.
From the result of the research, there was a significant difference between pre- test and post-test scores. The mean of scores increased significantly. It could be
concluded that there was an improvement in the students’ reading comprehension. When the students were given a pre-test, the mean of their scores was 74.86. Then,
when the students were given a post-test after they had done team-pair-solo as the treatment for three times, the mean of their scores was 79.93. Hence, it could be
concluded that there was an improvement in the students’ reading comprehension after team-pair-solo was done.
Based on the validity of the test, it could be seen that the scores between pre- test and post-test were different. It was shown by the difference of the mean score of
achievement. The increase of the means was 5.07. It showed that learning through cooperative way, especially team-pair-solo, could improve students’ interest in
reading and helped the students in comprehending texts. It made the learning situation in the classroom would be more fun for the students.
Beside the result of the research, the answers of questionnaires showed that most of them were more excited when they worked together through team-pair-solo.
They found it as another way to make the English learning activity fun. Moreover, most of them thought that team-pair-solo could help them in comprehending texts.
From those results, it showed that the students’ achievement in post-test was better than the students’ achievement in pre-test. Therefore, it could be said that team-
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pair-solo is one effective way to improve students’ ability in comprehending text for the XI grade of senior high school students.
5.2 Suggestions
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