Improving The VIII-D Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement on Recount Text by Using Jigsaw IV Technique at SMPN 5 Jember

Abstract

This Classroom Action Research was intended to improve the VIII-D students’ reading comprehension achievement of recount text by using Jigsaw IV technique at SMPN 5. Based on the preliminary study conducted by the researcher in the form of interview with the English teacher of SMPN 5 Jember, it was known that the VIII-D students of SMPN 5 Jember still had difficulties in English subject since the VIII-D students’ English scores were mostly below 75. They found difficulties in stating the main idea of each paragraph from the text given, they had lack of vocabularies, and they could not finish reading the text given on the time asked by the teacher. There were only 18 students who had achieved the passing grade, while 20 students got scores below 75. In other words, only 47% students achieved the passing grade. The researcher tried to overcome the problem by using Jigsaw IV technique as the teaching technique in teaching reading of recount text. Data collection methods were a reading comprehension test and observation by using checklist to get the primary data. The data were analyzed statistically by using percentage. The action was implemented in one cycle. The cycle 1 was done in three meetings including the reading comprehension test. The result of the observation on the students’ participation in cycle 1 was 67% of the students who were active in meeting 1 and 81% of the students who were active in meeting 2. Those result showed that there was improvement of the students’ participation from meeting 1 to meeting 2, and it already achieved the criteria of success of this research. Further, from the reading comprehension test result, it was found that the students who got the score at least 75 reached 81%. In fact, there were 29 students or 81% of students who achieved the target while another 7 students or 19% of students could not achieved the target. The improvement could be seen from the percentage of the students who got score at least 75 that was 47% in previous scores and 81% in cycle 1. In conclusion, the reading comprehension test result had achieved the target criteria that were expected in this research. It was because based on the school standard percentage for the success in teaching and learning activity said that to be considered successful in teaching and learning activity, the students who get the standard score must be at least 75% of the total students within the class. Considering the result in cycle 1, since the gratification had been achieved in cycle 1, the action was discontinued. And finally, it could be concluded that Jigsaw IV technique could improve the VIII-D students’ reading comprehension achievement on recount text at SMPN 5 Jember.