THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JIGSAW METHOD IN TEACHING SIMPLE PAST TENSE AT THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 14 PURWOREJO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

This research is experimental research because in conducting the data the researcher uses the treatment, that is jigsaw method. The objectives of this research is to find out the effectiveness of jigsaw method in teaching simple past tense at the eighth grade students of SMP N 14 Purworejo in the academic year 2012/2013. In collecting the data, the writer uses two group, they are experimental group which is taught using jigsaw method and control group which is taught without jigsaw method. The subject of the study is the eighth grade students of SMP N 14 Purworejo in second semester 2012/ 2013.  The researcher chooses randomly VIII A as the control group and VIII B as the experimental group. The number of the subject is 63, they are 31 students of VIII A nad 32 students of VIII B. The instrument used in this research is pre-test and post-test for both group. The result of this research shows that there is the positive and significant effectiveness of jigsaw method in teaching simple past tense at the eighth grade students of SMP N 14 Purworejo in the academic year 2012/2013. It shown from the post test mean score from the experimental group is higher than the control group ( 78.37 > 75.10). Beside that, the result of t-value is higher than t-table. The t-value is 2.690 and the t-table shows 2.021 in the level significant of t-table is 5% (2.690>2.021).