e. The teacher explains that every student has responsible for
participating and learning. f.
The teacher order to the students to help each other in learning the material.
C. Jigsaw Technique
1. Definition of Jigsaw Technique
In cooperative learning, there are many techniques used in teaching and learning process. One of the cooperative learning techniques is
Jigsaw. Jigsaw is a cooperative learning technique in which students teach part of the regular curriculum to a small group of their peers. The
classroom teacher divides a lesson into five or six parts and gives one part of the lesson to each student in a jigsaw group of five or six
students
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. The writer assumes that jigsaw is a technique that students learn in a small group and each student has one part of the material.
Based on the explanation above, it can be seen that jigsaw technique is study in small group.
2. Usage of Jigsaw Technique
Prior to teaching in jigsaw groups, students study in groups with their counterparts from other jigsaw groups to help each other prepare to
teach their part to their respective jigsaw groups
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. The writer summarizes that in teaching using jigsaw technique, the students have
one part of the task and each student become expert in hisher own part. Then the students teach their part in their group.
In the jigsaw group, each student teaches a necessary and unique piece of information to help the group master the assigned work. When
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Joel M. Moskowitz, Janet H. Malvin, Gary A Schaeffer, and Eric Schamps, Evaluation of Jigsaw, a Cooperative Learning Technique, American Educational Research Journal, 20, 1985, p.
104-105.
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Ibid.
the unit is completed, the students are tested and they each receive a grade based upon their own test performance
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. It means that jigsaw group is fun because each student share information and help the group
to understand the material. And also the students get a score based on their group performance so the students encourage to do the best in their
own test performance. This contrasts with other cooperative learning techniques in which
student receive a grade based upon their group performance. By using Jigsaw, student cooperation is promoted by structuring student
interdependence through the learning task rather than through the grading system
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. The writer identifies that in jigsaw technique the students have responsibility to teach and explain their own task so member of the group
easily to comprehend the lesson. Based on the explanation above, it can be seen that each student
become expert in hisher own task so they can help each other. And the students get a score based on their group performance.
D. Using Jigsaw Technique in Teaching Simple Past Tense
