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2.2.4. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Numbered Heads Together NHT Technique in Teaching Grammar NHT is a structured cooperative learning model that provides the students some benefits. Besides, it also gives some disadvantages. It is a must for the teacher to overcome the disadvantages so that the teaching and learning tenses using NHT technique can run successfully. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of NHT in teaching and learning process.

a. The Advantages

There are some advantages of using NHT technique. Willis 2002, in Carpini 2008 mentions some advantages of using NHT technique as follows: 1. Promote discussion and both individual and group accountability. NHT gives the students a chance to discuss the topic with the members of their teams. The discussion itself gives the students individual accountability and group accountability. Individual accountability deals with the students‟ active participation during the discussion, while group accountability deals with the students‟ responsibility to the group success. 2. Enhance students‟ satisfaction with their learning experience. The students will be satisfied with their learning experience because they learn and solve the problems together. 3. Each student has the same chance to support their team to get maximum score. Every student should give active participation to their team‟s success. Every group member has the same chance because there is no „powerful member‟ in every team. All group members high, intermediate, and low achievers have the same chance to support their team. http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id http:digilib.unej.ac.id 4. Help to promote positive competition. In NHT class, there is positive competition among teams. Every team will do their best to get maximum score for their team. 5. The smarter students can help hisher friends because every team consists of high, intermediate, and low achievers so that there will be learning atmosphere within the team. The smart students or high achievers should help their friends learn the materials.

b. The Disadvantages