MAKASSAR MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY 16 THESIS SEMINARS No Variables Diagnostic Test Cycle I Cycle II Improvement (%) Score Score Score DT-CI CI-CII 1. Main Ideas 4,2 5,2 7, 1 2 3,80 % 36,53 % 2. Conlucion 4, 3 5,2 7, 2 2 0,93 % 38,46 % ∑X 8,5 1 0,4 1 4,3 4 4,73 % 74,99 % 4,25 5,2 7, 15 22,35 % 37,49 % Table 3. The Students’ Improvement Main Ideas and Con clucion in Reading Skills Through NRT Technique. No. Classification Score Diagnostic Test Cycle I Cycle II F % F % F % 1. Excellent 9,6-10 - - - - - - 2. Very good 8,6-9,5 - - - - - - 3. Good 7,6-8,5 - - - - 3 11,11% 4. Fairly Good 6,6-7,5 - - - - 24 88,88% 5. fair ly 5,6-6,6 - - 3 11,11% - - 6. Poor 3,6-5,5 23 85,18% 2 4 88,88% - - 7 Very Poor 0-3,5 4 14,81% - - - - Total 2 7 100 2 7 100 2 7 100 Table 4. The classification and percentage of the students’ main ideas in reading skills through NRT Technique.