The Use Of Jigsaw Iii Method To Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension Of The Second Year Students At SMP Negeri 10 Tapung

Abstract

This classroom action research is aimed to describe and to investigate whether Jigsaw III method can improve the students’s reading ability of SMP Negeri 10 Tapung. The participants were 25 students of the second year students SMP Negeri 10 Tapung. The data collection technique consisted of observation sheets, field notes, and tests. The research findings can be briefly explained as follows. First, the students reading ability could be improved by using Jigsaw III method. Before the research was done, the average score of the students reading ability was only 50.8. After the research one for cycle 1, it improved to 62.1. In cycle 2, it increased up to 70.4. Second, the students’ awareness in comprehending the texts. Jigsaw III method can improve students’ reading ability. Third, the teacher was able to apply Jigsaw III method to make the teaching process effective learning and it also helped students improve their reading ability and more active in learning process.