This thesis discusses Facilitating Students’ Understanding on Recount reading Through Traditional Game of Dhakon as a teaching media at the Eighth grade of MTs Hidayatullah Banjarejo.This research is an experimental research. It was conducted into two classes; the experimental class (VIII A) and control class (VIII B) as sample. The experimental class was taught by using Traditional Game of Dhakon, while the control class was through direct method and researcher gave try-out test to Try-out class (VIII C) to find out the validity, reliability, difficulty level, and discriminating power.
After collecting the data, it was found that the pre-test average score of experimental class was 59.97 and the control class was 58.00. Meanwhile, the post-test average score of the experimental class was 76.71 and the control class was 68. 77. It was obtained that t-test was 4.218 and the t-table was 1. 671 for alpha (α) 5%. The t-test was higher than t-table (3.206 > 1. 671). It meant that Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected.
Based on the result, the researcher concludes that Traditional Game of Dhakon as Teaching Media was effective in learning of recount reading at MTs Hidayatullah Guntur Demak in the Academic Year of 2014/2015.