The effect of jigsaw learning technique on student’s speaking ability at grade VIII SMP Negeri 2 Padangasidimpuan

This research is about students’ speaking ability by using jigsaw learning technique. The formulation of the problem: Is there the effect of jigsaw learning technique on students’ speaking ability at grade VIII SMP Negeri 2 Padangsidimpuan? This research intended to know the effect of jigsaw learning technique on students’ speaking ability at grade VIII SMP Negeri 2 Padangsidimpuan. The research was conducted by quantitative method. The population of this research was all of grade VIII of students in SMPN 2 Padangsidimpuan, the total of population was 251 students. Then, the sample of research was 60 students. Next, this research used test as instrument, test was divided to pre test and post test about student’s speaking ability. To analysis the data, the writer used formulation of t-test. After calculating the data, it shows that there is the effect of jigsaw learning technique on students’ speaking ability at grade VIII SMP Negeri 2 Padangsidimpuan. It can be seen from t observed > t table (2.18>1.67). It means that the hypothesis was accepted. It was concluded that there was the signinificant effect of jigsaw learning technique on student’s speaking ability at grade VIII SMP Negeri 2 Padangsidimpuan