Using Small Group Discussion Technique in Teaching Reading Comprehension (A Study at SMAN 1 Darul Makmur)

This research is entitled “Using Small Group Discussion Technique In Teaching Reading Comprehension” . The purpose of this research is to know student's response in applying small group discussion technique in teaching reading comprehension, and to know the impact Small Group Discussion have on students’ reading comprehension learning. To find the data, the researcher used pre-experimental teaching. The researcher conducted the experimental teaching for four meetings at SMAN 1 Darul Makmur Nagan Raya. The population and the sample of this research are all of the first grade students Xc of SMAN 1 Darul Makmur Nagan Raya, which the number of them was 20 students. The result of this research, the researcher found that using small group discussion technique can improve reading comprehension. The students have positive responds towards the Small Group as away to improve student ability in reading comprehension. It can be seen that, there is significant differences between the result of pre-test and post-test. The result of pre-test was 38,5 and the result of post-test was 75. Then, the questionnaire results of student respond was 99,22 and students unresponsive was 7,78. The result of the t score was 9,30 an the t table was 1,72. In this case, the improvement shown before and after applied small group discussion technique. It indicated that the t score is higher than t table 9,30>1,72. It means that, using small group discussion technique can help student to improve reading comprehension, especially at the first grade students of SMAN 1 Darul Makmur Nagan Raya.