JIGSAW TECHNIQUE AND STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

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Muhamma Iqbal Ramdhani
nurmawati nurmawati
Shynta Amalia

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The aim of this study is to find out whether or not there is significant effect of using Jigsaw technique on the eighth-grade students’ reading comprehension at  Islamic Junior High School  Al-Jauharen. The design of the experiment research is a quasi-experimental research with pre-test post-test control group design. There were 64 students involved as the samples in this study. The results indicated that there was significant difference on the students’ comprehension before (M=60.80, SD= 19.69) and after being taught by using Jigsaw Technique (M=78.62, SD=10.08), t(29)=3.926, p= 0.000< 0.05. The results of independent sample t-test also indicated that there was significant difference on the comprehension of the students in experimental group and in control group (p>0.05). In brief, the results implied that there were there was significant effect of using Jigsaw Technique on the students’ reading comprehension.


 


 

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Ramdhani, M., nurmawati, nurmawati, & Amalia, S. (2021). JIGSAW TECHNIQUE AND STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION. Jurnal Ilmiah Bina Bahasa, 14(2), 131–140. https://doi.org/10.33557/binabahasa.v14i2.1507
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