Abstract:
The aim of his research is want to know that the herringbone
technique application is effective to improve students’ reading skills,
predict, make the conclusion in every paragraph and able to solve the
problem by the students in understand the reading or discourse.
This research is experimental research that the writer did in SMP
Negeri 23 Makassar. In this research the total of population in Grade VII
students are 480 students that shared in 12 classes. The researcher
chose sample in class VII-12 are 32 students. The aim of the researcher to
choose class VII12 as a subject of the research because the average of
the student in this class still to understand the reading text.
The result data analysis in pre-test and post-test show up that t-test
score is 36.25 and t-table score is 2.036. It means the t-test score is better
than t-table or (tt 36.25 > 2.036). This things show up the students’ skill to
understand reading text at the end of the research is improved. This things
can identify with the significant different between average score in pre-test
(3) and post-test 5.8). This research show up if herringbone technique that
try out in SMP Negeri 23 Makassar is works.
It appears that student’s English skill to understand reading text from bad
to better.
