THE EFFECT OF BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUE TOWARDS STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN READING ENGLISH TEXT AT THE FIRST GRADE OF MTsN KAMANG ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015
<p align="center"> <strong>ABSTRAK</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> <strong>Safrina Novita Sari, 2311.033.The Effect of Brainstorming Technique Towards Students’ Comprehension in Reading English Text at the First Grade of MTsN Kamang. A Thesis, State Islamic Institute ( IAIN) Bukittinggi, 2015.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> This research has done at MTsN Kamang, most of the students still encountered problems in mastering English especially reading comprehension. Most of students were passive in the classroom; it could be seen from their behavior in reading activity. They tended to do other activities every time they read. As a result, only some of the students got involved in the classroom activity. This research was aimed to discovering the effect of brainstorming towards students’ reading comprehension.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> This research was a quantitative experimental research. The total of population was 5 classes that would be sample in this research. The researcher used Purposive Sampling Technique in choosing the sample. So, there were only one experimental ( VII1 ) and control class ( VII2 ) in this research. To analyze the data, the researcher used the normality by using Lilliefors test and the homogeneity test by using F test result and to test the hypothesis the researcher used t-test formula and consulted the result into ttable with level of significant = 0.05</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> The findings in this research show that three hypothesis (Ha) were accepted. 1. Form the result of accounting the pre-test and the pots-test scores of the experimental class was found that the tobtained was higher than the ttable.. So, the alternative hypothesis ( Ha) was accepted where there was effect of brainstorming towards students’ comprehension in reading English text. 2. The calculation of the post-test of the both classes were calculation that the tobtained was higher than the ttable. Thus, the alternative hypothesis ( Ha) was accepted where there is a significant difference between brainstorming technique and conventional technique. 3. The calculation of the post-test of the both classes were calculated that the tobtained was higher than the ttable. It was also found that the students’ using brainstorming technique is better than the students using conventional technique. The conclusion is brainstorming technique is a good medium.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> <strong>Key words </strong>: Technique Brainstorming and Reading Comprehension</p>