The Effect of Cooperative Learning Strategy “One Host Many Visitors” toward Students’ Reading Motivation and High Level Reading Comprehension at the Grade XI of SMA N 1 Bengkulu

Reading motivation and comprehension skill are essential in reading skill. Cooperative learning strategy ―one host-many visitors‖ can be used as a variation of teaching method in teaching reading. Ideally, after applying this technique, their reading motivation and their reading comprehension will be better than before. The purpose of this research was to find out whether Cooperative learning strategy ―one host-many visitors‖ gave significant effect on students’reading motivationin reading and students’ high level reading comprehension or not. This research was a quasi-experimental research. It was conducted at SMA N 1 Bengkulu. Population of this research was grade XI with the total population was 83. The sample was collected by cluster random sampling, the total sample was 53. The data gathered by questionnaire and test instruments. Then the data analyzed by t-test and ANOVA. At the end of this research, the researcher found that (1) Cooperative Learning Strategy ―one host-many visitors‖ gave better significant effect on students’ high level reading comprehension than small group discussion at the grade XI of SMA N 1 Bengkulu. The t-test result was t-observed = 3.198 was higher than t-table = 1.676). (2) Cooperative learning strategy ―one host-many visitors‖ gave the same effect on students’ reading motivation as small group discussion at the Grade XI of SMA N 1 Bengkulu (t-observed = 1.237 was smaller than t-table = 1.676). (3) Cooperative Learning Strategy ―one host-many visitors‖ gave better significant effect on students’ reading motivationin reading and students’ high level reading comprehension than small group discussion the grade XI SMA N 1 Bengkulu. It was shown by the result of ANOVA testing (Fobserved< Ftable (0.012 < 2.70)). It was implied that, Cooperative learning strategy ―one host-many visitors‖ can be used as a teaching technique in teaching reading at SMA N 1 Bengkulu.