The aim of this research was to improve students’ reading competence
using numbered head together method. This research was a classroom action
research. The subject of this research was the students of VIIA grade at SMP
PGRI Sumbang in academic year 2011/2012. There were 17 students in VIIA
class. This research was done on February - March 2012.
The data were collected used observation, reading test (pre test and post
test), interview, documentation, and questionnaire. The qualitative data were
analyzed based on the observation result of students’ activities in the class and
questionnaire, while the quantitative data were analyzed by using reading test (pre
test and post test).
The result of this research showed that there was significant improvement
in students’ reading competence after implementing CAR through numbered head
together method. The average of the students’ in reading competence was 51.18%
in pre test. The average of the students’ reading competence in post test 1 was
56.76%, it improved 5.58% from the result of pre test. The average score of the
students’ reading competence in post test 2 was 68.82%, it improved 12.06% from
the result of post test 1. The improvement of the students’ reading competence
was 10.92% in cycle 1 and 34.48% in cycle 2 from pre-test. The data from the
questionnaire showed many students gave positive responses to the
implementation of the numbered head together method. The average percentage of
all questions that chose “yes” was 75%.
from the result above, the research had been called success, because there
was an improvement in students’ reading activities from the observation result
and the students’ reading competence from reading test.