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some of them still get difficulty in finding the factual information, and still do not know the meaning of each sentence. Slameto 2003: 180
stated that the lack of interest in learning can lead to a lack of interest in a particular field, it can lead to refusal to teacher. Kaniyem 2012: 2 in her
article said that Interests has big effect on learning result, because, if the lessons materials not in accordance with their interests, students will not
learn well because it did not interest them. Students will be lazy and will not get the satisfaction of the lesson. Teaching materials that attract
students, would be easy to learn, so it can improve in learning achievement
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Therefore, clustering is effective for student having high interest.
c. There is an interaction between teaching techniques and learning
interest.
Teaching techniques used in a class really influence students and teachers behavior in the class process. That is the reason why teachers
must use suitable techniques which will be able to motivate the students to get actively involved in the teaching and learning process. Direct
instruction cannot motivate the students well because it focuses on the teachers, students tend to just accept anything the teacher explained to
them. Meanwhile, clustering technique gives opportunity to students to be more active in teaching and learning process. Reid 1993: 6 mentions
that the invention of clustering helps readers to generate, develop and arrange their idea. It can be said that clustering helps students in
developing their idea.
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Clustering is a technique to stimulate the learner for developing their idea that is difficult to say. Clustering is a type of pre-reading that allows
the studentslearners explore many ideas as soon as possible. Like brainstorming or free associating, clustering allows students begin
explore many ideas from their mind. Clustering will also make the students more interested in joining the
teaching and learning process especially in reading. It can be stated that interest has an important role in influencing learning activity which
includes emotion, attention, satisfaction, motivation and pleasure. If the students have high level of interest they will have high interest in reading
many texts that the teacher gives to them. Hurlock 1956: 403 says that interest means a learned motive which drives the person to occupy
himherself with an activity when heshe is free to choose what he will do. Interest is freely choosing activity, which hold the attention and is a
source of satisfaction and pleasure. In other words, clustering is more effective used for student having high interest in teaching reading.
In the other side, Direct Instruction is teacher centered. It means that teacher exert direction and control. Donald Crawford 2012:1 in his
article states that Direct Instruction as a general approach to instruction; involve explicit explanation, small learning steps, frequent review,
frequent teacher-student interaction, and choral responses. The teacher
decides what is to be learnt and how, and is visibly in charge. The teacher usually translates word by word, sentence by sentence to help the
students understand the text. The teacher gives explanation in the straight
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mistakes. It is accordance with the characteristics for the students having low interest. The students are passive in the class and they just become
the followers in the teaching and learning process. Briefly, it can be concluded that there is an interaction between teaching technique and
degree of interest.
E. Weaknesses of the Research
