The Influence of Using Jigsaw as a Method on Students’ Reading Comprehension at the Seventh Grade of SMPN 7 Kota Serang

Abstract

This research"s objective was to find out the influence of using jigsaw on students" reading comprehension. The research was conducted in quantitative research by using true experimental design. The sampling technique used cluster random sampling which was divided into two classes. The experiment class was VII B and VII F as control class with 38 students in each class. The instrument of this research was test divided into two parts; pre-test and post-test given to both classes. The researcher used content validity and inter-rater reliability in order to make the instruments valid and reliable. The researcher used T-test formula to know the result. The result of the research showed that experiment class got means score 59.34 in pre-test and 67.53 in post-test. Meanwhile, students in control class got mean score 58.39 in pre-test and 64.29 in post-test. It shows that mean score of pre-test and post-test in experiment class is higher than control class. The calculation showed the result of tcount is higher than ttable (8.76 ≥ 1.99) with the significance 0.05. It can be concluded that there was influence of using jigsaw as a method on students" reading comprehension at the seventh grade of SMPN 7 Kota Serang.