THE EFFECT OF USING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING METHOD ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

The research aimed to find the effect of collaborative learning method on
students’ reading comprehension. The research method of this paper was
quantitative research by using quasi-experimental design. The population of the
research were students of class XI MIPA at SMAN 10 Bengkulu City. In taking
the sample, the researcher used purposive sampling which took all of the students
in the XI MIPA 2 at SMAN 10 Bengkulu City. The instrument was a reading
comprehension test in the form of pretest and posttest. The researcher analyzed
the data using SPSS version 25. The result showed that there were differences in
students’ reading comprehension scores of the students after they received the
treatment by using collaborative learning method. Also, paired sample t-test with
the value of sig. (2-tailed) was 0.000, which means that Ho is rejected and Ha is
accepted. Thus, it means that collaborative learning method was effective and
there is a significant effect on students’ reading comprehension. In conclusion,
English teachers in senior high school can use collaborative learning method in
teaching and learning activity especially in reading skill activities.
Keywords: effect, collaborative learning method, reading comprehension