Abstrak  Kembali
The study is aimed to investigate the better method which can improve students’ reading comprehension, CTL or Cooperative Learning. The researcher carried out the study at SMAN 3 Rangkasbitung, Academic Period 2013 – 2014. The design of this research is quantitative with experimental pre-test and post-test design. There were two experimental classes consists of 40 students for each. The first experimental class (X.5) are taught using CTL and the second class (X.6) using CL. The sample used non-probability sampling technique. The data of the pre-test and post-test were analyzed and compared using dependent t-test and independent t-test. The result of the data analysis indicates that the achievement of the two classes is different. There is significant improvement on students’ reading comprehension of those who are taught using CTL. This is shown by t-value 4.72 with a significance level of 0.0. The significance value is smaller than the p-value 0.05 level; there is significant improvement on students’ reading comprehension of those who are taught using CL. This is shown by t-value 4.968 with a significance level of 0.0. The significance value is smaller than the p-value 0.05 level; and the learning through CTL is better to improve students’ reading comprehension than trough CL. This is shown by the calculation of independent ttest that t-value 4.371 with a significance level of 0.0. The significance value is smaller than the p-value 0.05 level. It can be concluded that learning through CTL is better than through CL to improve students’ reading comprehension. Based on this finding, it is suggested that CTL method can be used by the teachers to help students to improve students’ reading comprehension and be implemented in teaching reading.