Using jigsaw technique to increase the second grade students' writing competence in narrative text at SMP Bina Bangsa Surabaya

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Nurhidayati, Uji (2011) Using jigsaw technique to increase the second grade students' writing competence in narrative text at SMP Bina Bangsa Surabaya. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

This study tries to analyze the use of jigsaw technique to increase the second grade students’ writing competence in narrative text at SMP Bina Bangsa Surabaya. The use of jigsaw technique is the effort of the writer to solve the problems of VIII D students in writing narrative text. This thesis is the result of the application of jigsaw technique in teaching writing narrative text to answer the research questions. In this study, three research questions are investigated. First, how is the application of jigsaw technique in teaching writing. Second, can jigsaw technique increase the second grade students’ writing competence in narrative text, the last is how students’ responses toward the implementation of jigsaw technique. The researcher uses some instruments such as observation checklist, field note, assessment form of the student’s writing result, ESL Composition Profile, Tests, and questionnaire. This study is classroom action research which takes two cycles. Each cycle of this study contains four steps. First step is planning the action; in this stage the researcher prepares the form of lesson plan. The second is implementing the action; researcher implements jigsaw technique based on lesson plan. Third is observing, the real English teacher acts observer and observes the classroom activities using jigsaw technique in the class. The last step is reflecting, the researcher evaluated the action and what should be revised for the next cycle. After conducting the research in two cycles, it can be found out that using jigsaw technique to increase the second grade students’ writing competence in narrative text at SMP Bina Bangsa Surabaya is successful because the success criteria used in this research is achieved well. It can be known by checking the result the students’ score in every cycle. It can reach the minimum standard of mastery (KKM) score namely 75. In addition, the mean of students’ score in first cycle is 79, 2 and in second cycle is 85,2.The percentage of students who success in second cycle is 94 %. It is greater than 75 % which has been set by the researcher up in this study. The last is the result of questionnaire shows that 94 % students like jigsaw technique to be implemented in their school.