Action Hypothesis REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

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2.7 Action Hypothesis

Based on the review of the related literature, the classroom action research can be formulated as follows. 1. The use of Numbered Heads Together NHT technique can improve the grade eight students’ participation in teaching learning process at MTs N Arjasa 2. The use of Numbered Heads Together NHT technique can improve the grade eight students’ reading comprehension achievement at MTs N Arjasa 24

CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH METHOD

This chapter discusses about the methods applied in this research. It includes Research Design, Area Determination Method, Research Subjects Determination Method, Data Collection Method, and Research Procedure.

3.1 Research Design

This research is intended to improve grade VIII-C students’ reading comprehension achievement at MTs N Arjasa by using Cooperative Learning technique: Numbered Heads Together NHT Technique. The best research design of this research is Classroom Action Research CAR because it is applying to solve the reading comprehension problems faced by the students. Elliot 1991:69 states that an action research is the study of a social situation, with a view to improve the quality of the action. Further, McMillan 1992:69 defines that a classroom action research is a type of applied research that their purpose is to solve a specific classroom problem or make decision at a single local site. In other words, Classroom Action Research CAR is an appropriate research design that has a function to solve the problems faced by the students and the teacher in the classroom. In this research design, the researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher of MTs N Arjasa. The collaboration of the researcher and the English teacher had functions in finding and defining four steps in each cycle. There were 1 planning of the action, 2 implementation of the action, 3 observation, and 4 data analysis and reflection of the action. In this research, each cycle delivered two meetings fist meeting and second meeting. The cycle would be continued if the result of teaching reading comprehension by using Numbered Heads Together Technique had not achieved the standard mean score in this research 75 or higher.