Abstract:
This research deals with the use of Kahoot! Media in teaching and reading.
The objectives of this research was to find out the potential of Kahoot!
media to increase students' motivation in reading and to find out the
students’ difficulties in reading. This research was conducted by applying
Classroom Action Research (CAR). There are four steps in conducted this
classroom action research, namely: Planning, Action, Observation, and
Reflection. It implemented two cycles containing two meetings for each.
The subject of this research was students at second grade of SMP Free
Methodist 2 of the academic year 2022/2023. The number of students
consisted of 30 students. After doing the research and analyzing the data,
the researcher could conclude that Classroom Kahoot had significantly
improved the students’ achievement in reading comprehension. It was
found that students’ score increased from cycle 1 and of cycle 2. It is
shown from the improvement of the means of students’ score namely the
mean of test of cycle 1 (66,66) and the mean of cycle 2 (90,83) was higher
than the mean of the students’ score in cycle 1 (66,66). it can be stated that
the score continuously improved from the cycle 1 until cycle 2. Classroom
Kahoot can make the learners be active in learning English and also to
show their ability in reading comprehension. In other words, teaching
reading by Classroom Kahoot was successfully done and brings good
improvement to the students’ reading achievement.
