IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF NARRATIVE TEXTS THROUGH JIGSAW TECHNIQUE AT CLASS VIII A OF MTS DARUL FALAH SALO
| Main Author: | Marleni, Lusi |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Prodi Pendidikan Matematika Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan (FIP) Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai (UPTT) Riau
, 2016
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| Online Access: |
http://journal.stkiptam.ac.id/index.php/cendekia/article/view/745 http://journal.stkiptam.ac.id/index.php/cendekia/article/view/745/427 |
Daftar Isi:
- The purpose of this research to find out whether Jigsaw technique can improve students’ reading comprehension of narrative text at grade VIII A of MTS Darul Falah Salo and to identify the factors that influence the changes of students reading comprehension of narrative text by using Jigsaw technique. In collecting the data, the researcher used reading comprehension of narrative text test, observation checklist, field notes which were helped by a collaborator and interview. This classroom action research consisted of three cycles and four meetings of each cycles; three meetings for the teaching reading comprehension of narrative texts and another meeting for the reading comprehension of narrative texts test. Based on the finding, the implementation of Jigsaw technique could better improve students’ reading comprehension of narrative texts at grade VIII A of MTS Darul Falah Salo. The improvement was confirmed by the increasing average students’ score from cycle I, cycle II, until cycle III. The average score during cycle I was 66.0, then during cycle II was 72.3 and the average score during cycle III was 77.3. The factors that influenced the increasing of the students’ score were using interesting topic as teaching material, creative teacher, and instructional and motivated strategy. Finally, the classroom action research by applying Jigsaw technique can improve the students’ reading comprehension of narrative text at grade VIII A of MTS Darul Falah Salo.