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.
