EFFECTIVENESS OF SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION IN TEACHING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION AT SMA CITRA BANGSA MAKASSAR

Abstract

The aims of this study are both finding students’ reading comprehension achievement and their perception where small group discussion be applied in the class room. The researcher conducted the experimental teaching for four meetings at SMA Citra Bangsa Makassar. The population and Sample of this research is X IPA class, with number 21 students at school SMA Citra Bangsa academic year 2021-2022.The result of this research, the researcher found that using small group discussion technique can improve reading comprehension. The students have achievement in reading comprehension and students’ have perception during small group discussion. It can be seen that, there is significant differences between the result of pre-test and post-test. The result of pre-test was 10,4 and the result of post-test was 68,0.Then, the questionnaire results of student respond was 100% and students unresponsive was 0%.It means that, using small group discussion can help students in learning reading and can develop students’ability to solve their problem in reading at SMA Citra Bangsa Makassar.