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F. Research Procedure
There were eight steps in conducting this classroom action research. They were 1 asking permission from the school principal, 2 conducting the
preliminary study, 3 finding the problems and planning for the action, 4 planning, 5 acting, 6 observing, 7 reflecting, and 8 success of the research.
The explanation was presented below:
1. Asking Permission from the School Principal
The researcher would ask for permission from the school principal to conduct the research in SMP Pangudi Luhur St. Vincentius Sedayu. In this step,
the researcher would give a permission letter from Sanata Dharma University to the researcher do the research.
2. Conducting the Preliminary Study
The observation of the preliminary study had been done by the researcher. The researcher did the preliminary study in class VII B SMP Pangudi Luhur St.
Vincentius Sedayu when the researcher did Praktik Pengalaman Lapangan PPL. Besides, the researcher used interview to have clarification and further
information from the teacher. The preliminary study was conducted to observe the situation in the class when the students did and followed the learning activity in
the class. Based on the observation and the interview, the researcher saw that the students needed more learning activities for improving reading competence.
Besides, the researcher got the result of the quiz that was given by the teacher in the preliminary study, as followed:
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Table 3.2. Reading quiz result
No Category
Scores Frequency in Preliminary
Study 1
Very good 9
– 10 2
Good 8
– 8,9 6
3 Sufficient
6,5 – 7,9
5 4
Bad 5,5
– 6,4 12
5 Very Bad
5,5 10
Based on table 3.2, the researcher found that there were only 6 students from 33 students who were in good category. Besides, there were more than 20
students who were in very bad to bad category. It meant that more than twenty students had low reading competence. Moreover, the mean score of the quiz in the
preliminary study was 55, 3. Besides, according to Masidjo, the mean score was categorized bad.
Based on the result of the observation, interview, and quiz, the researcher tried to formulate a set of activity to overcome the problem by implementing
jigsaw method. Jigsaw seemed as the most appropriate method to overcome this problem. First of all, the teacher and the students should know and understand the
basic concept of jigsaw method. Then, the researcher and the teacher combined the method with the existent material. Furthermore, the success of jigsaw method
implementation in this research was defined through the development of better learning activity for improving reading competence in SMP St. Vincentius
Sedayu.
3. Finding the Problems and Planning for the Action
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