Jigsaw Method Learning Activity Reading Competence

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1. Jigsaw Method

According to Slavin 2005, Jigsaw method is a method that pointed in students‟ participation. Aronson and Patnoe 1997 explain that “jigsaw is most powerful and appropriate in situation where learning is from text-based-material such as social studies, literature, or science that can be divided equally among students” p.22. It means that jigsaw is an appropriate method to learn and teach reading. In this study, jigsaw means a method which improves students‟ learning activity through the material and process of learning. First of all, students will be divided into 4-5 as home groups. Then, every member of the group should be given the different kind material to carry. Students who have similar material will join and gather in expert group. After mastering the material they come back to their own home group and share the knowledge that they have gotten to their teammates.

2. Learning Activity

According to European Commission 2006, learning activities are any activities of an individual organized with the intention to improve hisher knowledge, skills and competence p.9. The effective learning activity can be designed as an active learning. Bonwell and Eison 1991 describe active learning as involving students in doing things and thinking about the things they are doing as cited in Fink, 2003: 16.

3. Reading Competence

Kustaryo 1988 states that “reading as the meaningful interpretation of the printed or written verbal symbols” p.2. To be able to interpret the meaning 9 fluently, people should have reading competence. According to Urquhart and Weir 1998, reading is the process of receiving and interpreting information encoded in language form via the medium of print. In this research, students‟ reading competence refers to the ability of students to understand the information in a text.

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