This research is an experiment research which the data analyzed
quantitavely. This research wants to see the significant of using Teams Games
Tournament strategy in teaching reading comprehension of eleventh grade student
at SMAN 1 Murung academic year 2017/2018. The problem should be answered in
this research are: 1) How is students’ reading comprehension skill in control class;
2) How is students’ reading comprehension skill in experiment class; 3) Is there any
significant students’ achievement in learning reading comprehension after the
application of TGT between experiment class and control class.
The subject of this research is 58 students of the eleventh grade at SMAN 1
Murung academic year 2017/2018. The object of the research is the application of
Teams Games Tournament in improving students’ comprehension achievement of
eleventh grade students at SMAN 1 Murung.
To collect the data, the writer uses some techniques such as, test,
observation, and interview. Furthermore, this research was conducted through the
following procedures: giving the pre-test, applying treatments, giving post-test.
Then, all the data are analyzed quantitatively.
The result of this research indicates that the use of Teams Games
Tournament (TGT) strategy is effective to improve the students’ reading
achievement of the eleventh grade at SMAN 1 Murung and there is significance
difference achievement for the students who use Teams Games Tournament than
the students who teach without Teams Games Tournament. However, the use of
Teams Games Tournament is success to improve the students’ reading
comprehension achievement of the eleventh grade at SMAN 1 Murung.