STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT ON READING COMPREHENSION IN NARRATIVE TEXT BY USING THINK PAIR SHARE TECHNIQUE (TPS) AT SMPN.1 LUBUK PAKAM

This paper deals with Students’ Achievement on Reading Comprehension in Narrative Text by Using Think Pair Share Technique (TPS). Think Pair Share Technique is one of cooperative learning that was designed to influence the students’ interaction. This technique was first developed by Professor Frank Lyman which it is main strengths are in building mastery in individually thinking learner to pairs learner in groups to get and discuss about the material. This research was conducted by applying the Experimental Research Method. The population of this research was the second year of SMP NEGERI 1 LUBUK PAKAM in the Academic Year of 2016/2017. The sample of this research was the students of Class VIII-E consisting of 30 students in Class VIII-F consisting 30 students. This research was conducted in three steps (pre-test, treatment and post-test). The Data are analyzed by using t-test formula and used observation sheet and interview sheet to show the result of the process in teaching reading comprehension. It is proved that from the result of t-test, (8,6) is higher than t-table (2,0) and df 58 and level of significance (0,05). So, the use of Think Pair Share Technique (TPS) will help the student in improving reading comprehension of Narrative Text.