@thesis{thesis, author={SRI ARISKI NIM.372016002}, title ={THE INFLUENCE OF THINK - PAIR - SHARE TECHNIQUE (TPS) TO TEACH READING COMPREHENSION TO THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 SEKAYU}, year={2020}, url={http://repository.um-palembang.ac.id/id/eprint/11121/}, abstract={ABSTRACT Ariski, Sri. 2020. The influence of Think-Pair-Share Technique (TPS) to Teach Reading Comprehension to the Tenth Grade Students of SMA N egeri 1 Sekayu.Thesis,English Education Study Program, Sarjana Degree (S1), Faculty of Teacher Training and EducationUniversitasMuhammadiyah Palembang. Advisors: (1) Tri Rositasari, M.Pd, and (2) DwiRarasaraswaty, M.Pd Keywords: Think-Pair-Share, Reading Comprehension This thesis is entitled ?The influence of Think-Pair-Share Technique (TPS) to Teach Reading Comprehension to the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Sekayu?the problem of the research is to find the Influence of Think-Pair-Share (TPS) to teach Reading Comprehension to the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Sekayu.The objective of this research was find out there is any significant nfluence of Think-Pair-Share (TPS) to teach reading comprehension to the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Sekayu. The research design employed quasi-experimental research pretest and posttest control group design. The population of this researchwas all of the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri1Sekayu in the academic years of 2019-2020 with a total number of 193 students, and the total sample of thisresearchwas sixty four students representatives of 193 populations. The test consisted 30 items in multiple choices. The result of test were calculated by using SPSS Software22. The alternative hypothesis (Ha) was examined through the test. Based on the criteria of testing hypotheses, the alternative (Ha) 5% significance level was t- obtained of the test. It means that teaching reading comprehension by using TPS technique to the Eighth Grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Sekayu in the academic year 2020 was effective.} }