The Effect of Using Jigsaw Learning Technique in Increasing in Student’s Speaking Ability in the English Debate Class

Abstract

This study was conducted as an attempt to discover the effect of using jigsaw learning technique in increasing students’ speaking ability in the english debate class. It was an experimental research. The subject was students of semester seventh in UMSU English Education Major specificly in english debate class. Two classes were takeng by total sampling which divided into 2 groups. 43 students in VII-A Morning as Experimental group and 42 students in VII-B Afternoon as Control group. The instrument used in this research is oral test. The analysis were showed that the score of the students in the experimental group were significantly higher than the score of the students in control goup at the level of significance. Jigsaw Technique was proven significant enough to raise students idea, especially in debating class.