Plan Form teams Number students Pose the question Think Time Write Answer Heads Together Who Answer

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2.6.1 The Attributes of Numbered Heads Together NHT Technique

This research will use head attribute that should be used by the students. This is one of the characteristic of applying Numbered Heads Together NHT. The attribute are colorful and simple. The purpose is to invite the students’ enthusiasm in joining reading class. The researcher makes circle paper consisted of a number. Each team gets a set attribute consisted of number 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. This following picture is an example of the head attribute made by the researcher.

2.6.2 The Procedures of NHT Technique Implemented on Reading Class

1. Plan

The teacher prepares the lesson plan that will be used to teach reading comprehension. The Instructional materials are based on the curriculum and the students’ ability.

2. Form teams

The teacher divides the students into teams that consist of five. The group divisions consist of high, average, and lower achiever. 22

3. Number students

After forming the teams, the teacher distributes number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the students in each team at random. The students put the numbers from the teacher on their heads. Those numbers symbolize the respondents that will be called by the teacher.

4. Pose the question

After forming and number the students, the researcher poses the questions. In this research, the teacher poses open ended questions to the students. Although the teacher poses the questions orally, the students can look at the printed questions given when they could not understand what the teacher said.

5. Think Time

The teacher gives a chance to the students to think about the answers in 5- 8 seconds. The duration time is based on the types of the questions. The researcher will use a small hammer as signal when the time to think is up. In this stage, each student should think about hisher answer individually. Moreover the students do not allow talking with others. So, the class is soundless.

6. Write Answer

After thinking time, the teacher asks all of the students to write their answers on their own sheet. It means that everybody should write hisher own answer.

7. Heads Together

The students are asked to put heads together. This step has a function to share, confirm, and teach each others. As a result, all of the members know the final answer of their teams.

8. Who Answer

The teacher calls the number of the students randomly. Then, the teacher asks the selected students to stand up to be ready to answer the posed questions.

9. Answer Question