Students’ Perception on Cooperative Learning with Jigsaw Technique Applied in Prose Studies Classroom
Authors: Umanailo M Chairul Basrun 
Published: March 2021

This research draws on the students’ perspective of the Cooperative Learning Method with the Jigsaw technique in the Prose Studies classroom. There are some reasons why this study is conducted. Some years ago, in the University of Flores English Literature Study Program, it was found that prose fiction's learning activities did not get a positive response from students. It is due to teaching that tends to be theoretical and lacks students' opportunities to appreciate literary works intensely. Another cause is the ability of academic lecturers, mostly prose fiction. Besides, the discussion pattern was less effective because each group member's contributions were not well controlled. As mentioned previously, the condition certainly needs to find described. One of the keys is changing the teacher-centered strategy to be student?centered. The cooperative method of studying partakes been proposed by way of the alternative to a widespread variety of instructive concerns. The subject is frequently quoted equally as a mode of emphasizing intellectual abilities besidesdeveloping higher-order understanding; for example, a solution about a grade of powers, restoration, or special education, making deals between races; and training students for an increasingly collaborative workforce. This study aims to determine the Jigsaw method's effect on learners' perceptions of cooperative learning in the Prose Studies schoolroom. It was a descriptive qualitative which the strategy is indeed a self-administer survey research. The number of samples is 31 respondents—a purposeful sampling is a sampling procedure used. The data collection process in this analysis is by collecting a questionnaire. Data collection is carried out by distributing questionnaires through the Google Form to the participants to determine students’ perceptions of cooperative learning with the Jigsaw technique. In analyzing the data, the researcher uses a descriptive qualitative approach. It is used to know students' perception in analyzing the intrinsic elements of narration text by using cooperative learning with the jigsaw technique. Furthermore, each item's percentage in the questionnaire is explained. The results of this study can be known from the counting recapitulation of participants' questionnaires. The students' perceptions in table 1 until table 19 toward cooperative learning with the jigsaw technique showed that the greatest of the students chose to agree and firmly approved with the questions raised. It means that collaborative learning with the Jigsaw technique made students more actively involved in the class. Also, it makes students more comfortable to understand the material which has been taught. From the findings, it can be concluded that collaborative studying with the jigsaw technique assists the learners in understanding the lesson. It can increase the students' achievement in learning literature, mostly narrative text and knowing cooperative learning with jigsaw technique in the narrative text. Such as novel is not enough to prove that it helps learn literature. Therefore, further study is suggested to use other material objects such as poetry, essay, or drama using cooperative learning method jigsaw technique as conducted in this study.