Abstract:
THE USE OF JIGSAW III METHOD TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN 20 PEKANBARU IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS
Eldinanda Mula Nuwary
Student of English Language Education Department
Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education
Riau University
Abstract
This study aimed to explore whether Jigsaw III method could improve the ability of the second year students of SMPN 20 Pekanbaru in writing descriptive text. The subjects were 40 students from class VIII.6 at SMPN 20 Pekanbaru selected through the result of small survey. This study was classroom action research which was divided into two cycles, in which every cycle consisted of four stages which were planning, action, observation and reflection. In this research ‘pre-test and post-test were given including a set of observation sheets and field notes used to gain the record of the classroom activity during doing the treatments. Treatments were designed for three meetings in each cycle. The findings of the study indicated that a cooperative learning that focused on Jigsaw III method had improvement to the students’ ability in which there were 20 students or 50% 0f the students could achieve the standard minimum criteria of achievement (KKM) with average was about 70.36. In addition, the percentage of students’ activities was also improved from the first to the last meetings. Moreover, the result of observation sheets and field notes showed a positive behaviour in a process of learning and it also helped students improve their writing ability and more active in learning process.
