Using the jigsaw technique to increase the eleventh graders' motivation in reading narative texts at SMAN 12 Malang / Ive Emaliana
| Main Author: | Ive Emaliana |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
| Terbitan: |
, 2009
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.um.ac.id/10283/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Thisstudyisintendedtousethejigsawtechniquetoincreasethemotivationoftheeleventhgradersinreadingnarrativetexts.Thenarrativetextischosenbecausetheproblemoccurswhentheclasswasdiscussingit.Inajigsawreadingactivitythestudentsaredividedintojigsawgroups.Thestudentsthenformexpertgroupssothatatleastonememberofeachjigsawgroupisineachexpertgroup.Eachgroupthenreadsonepieceofwrittenstoryandbecomestheexpertofthatpartofthestory.Afterthattheyreturntotheirjigsawgrouptosharetheirpartwiththeothermembersofthegroup.Eachstudentthenwasgivenanindividualquiztochecktheircomprehensiononthecompleteversionofthestory.ThestudyisdesignedasaclassroomactionresearchfollowingKemmisandMcTaggartsmodel.Thestudyisconductedintwocycleseachofwhichconsistsoffourstepsnamelyplanningimplementationobservationandreflection.ThesubjectsaretheeleventhgradersofIlmuAlam2ofSMAN12Malang.Theinstrumentsusedtocollectthedataareobservationsheetfortheresearcherobservationchecklistquizstudentsresponsejournalstudentsquestionnairesinformalinterviewandfieldnotes.Theresultsofthisstudyshowthatthejigsawtechniqueincreasesthestudentsmotivationincomprehendingnarrativetext.Firstthroughtheseriesofactivitiesthejigsawtechniqueactivatesthestudentsaswellastheteacherduringtheclassactivitiestakenplace.SecondjigsawprocedureprovidesthestudentswithawidechancetopracticetheirEnglish.Thirditmakestheclassmorelively.Fourthitalsoincreasesthestudentsachievementincomprehendingthenarrativetext.Itisprovenbythestudentsscoresthatareabovetheminimummastery-learningstandard(SKBM).Fifththejigsawactivitiesletthestudentsincreasetheirself-confidenceandself-esteem.Sixththistechniquepromotescooperationandappreciationamongthestudents.ThereareseveralsuggestionsthatoughttobeconsideredbytheteacherswhentheyconducttheteachingandlearningEnglish.Firstitisimportantforteacherstohavevariousteachingtechniquesinordertoavoidstudentsboredomanditisrecommendedthattheteacherincludejigsawasoneoftheteachingtechniquesappliedintheclass.Secondtheteachershoulddesignclassactivitiesthatdonotonlyactivatetheteacherbutalsothestudents.ThirdsimpleEnglishisrequiredtomakeiteasyforthestudentstogetthepointsofteachersexplanation.ItistolerabletouseIndonesiantoletthestudentsdocomprehendtheinstructions.