IMPROVING STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH RECIPROCAL TEACHING TECHNIQUE AND MNEMONIC TECHNIQUE

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan signifikan antara siswa yang diajarkan dengan RTT dan MT untuk meningkatkan pencapaian pemahaman membaca siswa. Penelitian dilakukan di SMPN 5 Natar. Peneliti memberikan pretest untuk mengetahui kemapuan dasar siswa sebelum diberikan pengajaran. Setelah diberikan pengajaran, siswa diberikan posttest untuk menegtahui peningkatan pencapaian pemahaman membaca siswa. Di kelas eksperimen 1, total nilai meningkat dari 1296 pada pretest menjadi 2095 pada posttest. Rata-rata nilai meningkat dari 49.85 di pretest menjadi 80.85 di posttest. Di kelas eksperimen 2, total nilai meningkat dari 1310 pada pretes tmenjadi 2180 pada posttest. Rata-rata nilai meningkatdari 50.38 di pretest menjadi 83.85 di posttest. Ini membuktikan bahwa siswa yang diajarkan dengan MT mengalami peningkatan yang lebih baik daripada siswa yang diajarkan dengan RTT.This research was aimed to determine whether there is a significance difference between students who are taught through RTT and MT to increase their reading comprehension achievement. This research was done in SMPN 5 Natar. The researcher administered pretest to identify the students basic skill before the treatments. After given the treatments the students were given the posttest to determine the improvement of their reading comprehension achievements. In experimental class 1, the total score is increased from 1296 in the pretest to 2095 in the posttest. The mean score was improved from 49.85 in the pretest to 80.58 in the posttest. In experimental class 2, the total score is increased from 1310 in the pretest to 2180 in the posttest.The mean score was improves from 50.38 in pretest to 83.85 in posttest. It means that the students who are taught through MT get better improvement than the students who are taught through RTT.Keyword: reciprocal teaching technique, mnemonic technique, reading