Comparative Study - Enhancing Students’ Reading Comprehension Ability through Ing Ngarsa Sung Tuladha and Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) Learning Models

Oct 15, 2026

Cooperative learning is evaluated as an effective approach for improving students’ English skills, focusing on two models: Ing Ngarsa Sung Tuladha and Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD). The study compares whether a significant difference exists between the two models in strengthening reading comprehension ability. Data come from a reading test piloted prior to distribution and students’ responses to both models. Results indicate a significant difference in comprehension and a “really like” response category toward both learning models.

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Comparative Study: Enhancing Students’ Reading Comprehension Ability through Ing Ngarsa Sung Tuladha and Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) Learning Models Ezra Noviyanti Pandiangan Tiga Penuai Montessori Preschool [ezranoviyantipandiangan@gmail.com](ezranoviyantipandiangan@gmail.com) Abstract Cooperative learning is considered to be effective to enhance students’ English skills. This study utilizes two learning models under cooperative learning: Ing Ngarsa Sung Tuladha and Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) . This study aims to find out whether there is a significant difference between those two learning models in enhancing students’ reading comprehension ability. The instrument of this study is the reading test which was piloted before distributing it to the actual respondents. The results of this study show that after comparing the two learning models, there is a significant difference in students' reading comprehension ability. Additionally, in this study, the author seeks respondents' response towards both learning models and it is found that the respondents' response falls under really like category; which means, they really like the two learnings models to be utilized in the classroom to enhance their reading comprehension ability. Keywords: Reading Comprehension Ability, Ing Ngarsa Sung Tuladha, STAD, Cooperative Learning models. Introduction This study focuses on increasing English learners' reading comprehension ability. Therefore the researcher conducted a comparative study with a purpose to compare two learning models: Ing Ngarsa Sung Tuladha and Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) to enhance students reading comprehension ability. Burns and Richards (2012) stated that reading provides the foundation of successful language and academic learning. Additionally, Assaly and Smadi (2015) said that reading is a basic knowledge thus learners should enhance their reading comprehension ability because comprehension is a core of the teaching-learning process. Moreover, Duke and Pearson (2001) stated that in order to become good readers, learners should be able to gain information about what they read and be able to make a prediction about what the reading is all about. This study is conducted due to the issues that some English learners have a low level of ability in comprehending texts their read, integrating text information, and constructing ideas on the written text. Reading comprehension actually depends on how the readers are able to cover the text rapidly without losing the senses of what they read (Djamal [et.al](et.al). (2006) . Therefore the problem that occurs in reading is that English learners tend to focus on the word accuracy instead of understanding what they read (Assaly and Smadi, 2015). They lack identifying the conceptsand selecting the main ideas of the passages; wherein, to comprehend a text, learners must have broad learning concept (Khusniyah and Lustyantie, 2017) . Moreover, when a learner consider a text is hard to comprehend and it does not suit them, gradually they will lose interest in reading (Lestari, 2014) . Therefore, as Indonesian students have already encountered problems with reading comprehension in Indonesian, the language that they’ve acquired and learned, they also find it way more difficult to read and comprehend reading in English, the foreign language that they do not acquire and learn it barely for a short time ( Siagian & Katemba, 2016) .“Usually students face many problems in reading text. For example: difficult words, comprehension of sentences, how to read the word or sentence correctly, and etc. In reading class, most of the reading activities are focused on reading for comprehension”. (Katemba, C., Samuel. 2017) . In order to assist English learners not losing interest in reading and enhance their reading comprehension ability, the researcher decided to compare two learning models: Ing Ngarsa Sung Tuladha and STAD. These two models ar

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What is the main purpose of this comparative study?

To determine whether there is a significant difference between Ing Ngarsa Sung Tuladha and STAD in enhancing students’ reading comprehension ability.

How were the study instruments prepared and applied?

The instrument was a reading test that was piloted before being administered to the actual respondents.

What responses did students give toward the two learning models?

Students’ responses were categorized as “really like,” indicating they liked both models for use in the classroom to improve reading comprehension.

Oct 15, 2026

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