CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the description of the research method used in this study, including time and place of the research, population and sample, method of
research, instrument of research, technique of data collecting and technique of
analyzing data. A.
Place and Time of Research
This research was held in MTs Pembangunan Nurul Islam Tangerang Selatan, which is located at Kp.Sarimulya RT0301 Desa Setu Kecamatan Setu Kota
Tangerang Selatan. The research began by an observation in February. Afterwards, the writer conducted experiment class using jigsaw on February up to
March 2012. The research was done in 10 meetings. The writer gave the pre-test in the first
meeting. This pre-test is tried out to know the validity and reliability also. Then, after 6 meetings the writer gave post test to both of the class. The test was same in
quality and quantity to keep the reliability of the test. It was given to know which class got better learning achievement and how effective of Jigsaw technique
toward students’ narrative text.
B. Population and Sample
In this research the writer took the population of the second grade students of MTS Pembangunan Nurul Islam Setu Tangerang Selatan, academic year
20112012. The sample was taken proposive; the writer took sample 20 students from class VIIIA and 20 from class VIIIB, and total sample 40 students.
C. Method of Research
The method which used in this study is experimental study which the experiment class and control class were conducted by the writer. In this research,
the experimental class is taught using Jigsaw technique and the control class is
taught using Expository Technique. D. Instrument of the Research
The instrument of the research was the test of narrative text to know students’
score in learning narrative text. The test had been given twice, the pre-test and the post-test. It consists of 20 questions. The form of the test is multiple choice
questions with various items. The items are topic and main idea, pronoun referent, vocabulary item, inference or implied information, restatement or stated detailed
information, and unstated detailed information, and schematic features.
Table 3.1 The Test Items
No Narrative text
Question Number Total
1 Main idea
1,7,13 3
2 Pronoun referent
8,17 2
3. Generic structure
2,3,18 3
4 Social function
5 1
5 Restatement
4,6,12 3
6 Unstated
detailed information
11,15 2
7 Kind of text
20 1
8. Characters
9,10,14,19 4
9. Setting
16 1
20
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