he aim of this research was to find out the effectiveness of teaching reading
using Jigsaw technique at the second grade students of MTsMuhammadiyah 03
Bandingan Purbalingga in the Academic Year of 2010/2011.
The populations of this research were all the second grade students of MTs
Muhammadiyah 03 Bandingan Purbalingga in academic year 2010/2011, and the
samples were class VIIIA as an experimental group, and class VIIIC as a control
one.The method used was quasy experimental research. The treatment was carried out
from 4th to 18th May 2011 at MTs Muhammadiyah 03 Bandingan Purbalingga. The
writer used tests (pre-test and post-test) to find the data. The tests were multiple
choice tests. The data was analyzed using t-test for
After the writer computed the data using t-test formula, the result of the
research showed that the student’s ability in experimental group was higher than
those in control one. The t-test result was 3.681 and t-table was 1.664 at d.f78
(Nx+Ny-2). Therefore the hypothesis was accepted because t-test was higher than ttable
(3.681>1.664). It means that Jigsaw technique is effective for teaching reading
to the second grade students of Mts Muhammadiyah 03 Bandingan Purbalingga.