The Effect of Using Jigsaw II Model of Cooperative Learning on the Eighth Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement at SMPN 1 Silo in the 2013/2014 Academic Year

Abstract

Abstract Reading is one of the English skills that should be mastered by foreign learners in Indonesia, especially the students of Junior High School. The aim of this research was to know whether or not there was a significant effect of using Jigsaw II model of cooperative learning on the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension achievement at SMPN 1 Silo in the 2013/2014 academic year. The research subjects were chosen by using purposive method. The research design used was Experimental Research. The data of this research were taken from test, documentation and interview. The indicators in this research were the students’ reading comprehension in identifying general information and specific information of the narrative text. The result of independent sample t-test analysis on the students’ reading comprehension achievement test showed that the value of Sig. (2 tailed) was 0.002 or we can say that it was less than 0.05 (5% of significant level). It indicated that there was a significant effect of using Jigsaw II model of cooperative learning on the eighth grade students’ reading comprehension achievement at SMPN 1 Silo in the 2013/2014 academic year.