THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JIGSAW METHOD TO RAISE STUDENTS' ABILITY TO READ DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Authors

  • Karima Candra Nurulita Universitas PGRI Semarang
  • Tarcisia Sri Suwarti Universitas PGRI Semarang
  • Ajeng Setyorini Universitas PGRI Semarang

Keywords:

Reading Ability, Jigsaw Method, Descriptive Text

Abstract

This Research was conducted determine the effectiveness of Jigsaw Method to raise student’s ability to read descriptive text. This study employs a quantitative approach and a pre-experimental design. In 1 class that is used as the experimental group. In experimental group student, students were taught to use Jigsaw Method. This research was conducted through the following procedures: pre-test, treatment, post-test. The gathered data by pre-test and post-test. The data analysis normality showed Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) 0,00<0,005 it means the data abnormal, used Wilcoxon Test the because there was a large difference between the results of the pre-test and post-test. From the data analysis negative ranks, mean rank ,00. The positive ranks 17,50, from the data it can be concluded there was no decreased value after being taught using Jigsaw Method. The hypothesis sig. (2-tailed) 0,00<0,005 it means hypothesis accepted. The pre-test's mean was 48,82. The post-test average was 88,23. The discovery that there is a significant difference in the reading skills of Jigsaw Method pupils.

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Published

2023-09-25

How to Cite

Nurulita, K. C. ., Suwarti, T. S. ., & Setyorini, A. . (2023). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JIGSAW METHOD TO RAISE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO READ DESCRIPTIVE TEXT. Undergraduate Conference on Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, and Literature, 3(1), 375–380. Retrieved from https://conference.upgris.ac.id/index.php/allure/article/view/4457