IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF NARRATIVE TEXT BY USING STUDENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION

Abstract: The present study is about Improving Students’ Reading Comprehensionof Narrative Text by Student Team Achievement Division (STAD). In this study,Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) is conceptualized as a technique toteach reading. The study conducted at SMP Ashabul Kahfi including forty studentsas participant. It took place in one semester and it employed an action researchdesign which is aimed to identify the problem faced in the learning process and findout the resolution with intention of improving the quality of the teaching process.Data were gained from classroom observation, documentation, the use ofquestionnaire and interview. Observation sheet, interview sheet, questionnairessheet, and field note were several instruments used to complete the data. To meetthe purposes, this study employed qualitative and quantitative approach as themethod to analyzed data gathered. The qualitative strategy was undertaken troughclassroom observation, interview and questionnaires. On the other hand, thequantitative strategy was based on descriptive statistic count to all data gatheredin cooperative learning STAD. The re-search findings show that STAD improvesthe students’ Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text.Keywords: Reading Comprehension, Narrative Text, Cooperative LearningSTAD