IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JIGSAW METHOD TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION IN THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ AT SMP NU KARABAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024

Khoirunnisa, Febri. 2023. Implementation of The Jigsaw Method to Improve
Reading Comprehension in The Seventh Grade Students’ at SMP NU Karaban.
Final Project, English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts
Education, Universitas PGRI Semarang. Dra. Siti Lestari, M.Pd., Dr. Nur Hidayat,
M.Hum.
Reading activity has many benefits especially for students in discovering and
understanding knowledge during the learning process. In the reading process,
students also need to understand the text they read. Reading discussion is a series
of activities or processes carried out by readers to gain an understanding of what
they are reading and aimed at obtaining information that is interesting to readers.
There are several methods used to improve students' understanding of reading, one
of which is the jigsaw method. Jigsaw has gained popularity as a method of learning
English, especially in reading comprehension. This research used pre-experimental
quantitative methods. The ceremony was held at SMP NU Karaban, located in the
Karaban Village, Pati district, Central Java. This research was conducted through
the following procedures: giving pre-test, treatment, and giving post-test. Data
collected by tests. The results showed that there was a significant difference
between the pre-test and post-test scores.. It can be seen from the data analysis using
the t-test with a significance level of 5%. The result of the hypothesis is 0.000<0.05,
indicating that the t-value <t-table. So, Ho is rejected, and Ha is accepted. The mean
pre-test score of students was 69.39, and the mean post-test score of students in the
experimental group was 88.39. So, it can be concluded that there is a significant
difference between students' reading comprehension taught by using the Let's Read
application in visualization strategy.In the learning process using the Jigsaw method
shows that students are very enthusiastic, active and also collaborative towards their
goals
Keywords: Reading Comprehension, Jigsaw Method, SMP NU Karaban