Abstract:
This research aimed to determine the Effect of utilizing Numbered Head Together
(NHT) on Students’ Reading Achievement in Narrative Text, especially in reading
comprehension for narrative text. This research was conducted during the academic
year 2022/2023 at SMA TAMAN SISWA Padang Tualang. This quantitative
research was conducted using an experimental research design. The subjects of the
study were 50 Tenth-grades students from SMA TAMAN SISWA Padang Tualang
Medan who were selected using a total sampling method and then divided into two
groups. Class X-IPA 1 consists of 25 students as the Experimental Group and is
taught using the Numbered Head Together (NHT) Technique, while Class X-IPA 2
consists of 25 students as the Control Group and is taught using the Students Centered-Learning. The data were acquired using a pre-test and a post-test, and then
analyzed using the t-test formula in the SPSS version 22 program. The outcome
indicated that the significance level was 0.001<0.05, and the difference between the
post-test mean scores of the control and experimental groups was 77.64 and 85.32.
According to the results of the analysis, the Ha (alternative hypothesis) was
accepted, while the null hypothesis was rejected. The findings of this study indicate
that the Numbered Head Together (NHT) Technique is more effective than the
Students-Centered-Learning in reading achievement narrative text at SMA
TAMAN SISWA Padang Tualang, where the Numbered Head Together (NHT)
Technique was implemented.
