CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND FINDINGS
A. Research Methodology
1. Objective of Study
The objective of the research is to find out whether the students who are taught by using jigsaw technique show better achievement in
reading comprehension than students who are taught by using conventional technique.
2. Place and Time of Study
The research was done at SMP Taman Islam located on Jalan Duri Selatan VII Tambora Jakarta Barat.
The research took four weeks, from May 13
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up to June 6
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2009; focus on students at eighth class which consist two classes. They are
class 8.1 as a controlled class and class 8.2 as an experiment class.
3. Method of Research
In the process of writing this study, the data for material was collected field research. The writer conducted the field research by
observing the class namely controlled class, teaching the class namely experiment class then collecting and analyzing the data.
4. Technique of Sampling Taking
The population of the research is the whole students of eighth class of SMP Taman Islam which consists four classes. They are class 8.1
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has thirty students, class 8.2 has thirty students, class 8.3 has twenty eight students and 8.4 class has thirty students.
The writer takes two classes of class 8.1 and 8.2 as a sample which represents all of eighth class of SMP Taman Islam. The writer
determines class 8.1 as controlled class taught reading by using conventional technique and class 8.2 as experiment class taught
reading by using jigsaw technique.
5. Technique of Data Collecting
In collecting the data, the writer gave tests to the students. The tests are given for getting the objectives data of student’s achievement in
reading skill by using jigsaw technique in experiment class and using conventional technique in controlled class. The writer applies two
tests; those are pre test and post test. Pre test was given before teaching learning process and post test was given after teaching learning
process. The item test consists of ten items of multiple choices and ten items of true and false questions. The writer gives five points in each
correct point. So, the total score for all correct answers is one hundred.
6. Technique of Data Analysis
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