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A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THINK-PAIR-SHARE AND LISTEN-READ-DISCUSS STRATEGY TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

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ABSTRACT A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THINK-PAIR-SHARE AND LISTEN-READ-DISCUSS STRATEGY TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION Prepared by: APRICIA TAMPUBOLON ID 1521011 The purpose of this study is to find out if there is any significant difference in students’ reading comprehension enhancement between those who were taught using Listen-Read-Discuss and those who were taught using Think-Pair-Share Strategies. This study used quantitative research method and comparative design by using pre-test and post-test. This study was designed to find out the answer of the following question: Is there any significant difference on students’ reading comprehension enhancement between those who were taught by Think-Pair-Share and those who were taught by Listen-Read-Discuss. The sample of this study was, two classes in grade VIII of SMPN 10 Cimahi, Bandung. Grade VIII F applied Think-Pair-Share and grade VIII I applied Listen-Read-Discuss. The instrument used for this study was reading comprehension test, which contained of 39 multiple choice questions. The result of this study show from the mean score that both classes give enhancement in their reading comprehension. In addition, there is no significant difference between those who were taught with TPS and those who were taught with LRD strategy. However it means that both strategies are efficient in enhancing students’ reading comprehension of second grade students at SMPN 10 Cimahi. Keywords: Think-pair-share, Listen-Read-Discuss, Reading Comprehension