Many students have a problem in learning process. The objective of learning English for students in Senior High School is to master four basics skills such as reading, speaking, writing, and listening. As a teacher, using the approach in teaching is very important, because that can to help the students mastering the four basic skills in English. English as a subject matter in school covers four basic language skills. Reading is the complex ways in learning English.
Teaching reading is one of the important skills that will support it in students’ daily interaction because students will gain information from many resources and finally it increases their knowledge. Now days, most of the students especially the tenth grade in that school are
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Aronson assumed that jigsaw technique is a really simple technique to apply as it is free for the taking and most teachers enjoy working with jigsaw technique. From the description above, jigsaw technique is considered to have both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are seen to be useful for both teachers and students. Many teachers that have ever applied Jigsaw technique enjoy in applying it.
2.1.5.4 The Disadvantages of Jigsaw Technique
Elliot Aronson also identified some of the disadvantages of Jigsaw technique, such as:
a. The problem of dominant student, the self interest of the group eventually reduces the problem of dominance.
b. The problem of the slow student, teachers must make sure that students with poor study skills do not present an inferior report to the jigsaw group.
c. The problem of bright students becoming bored, boredom can be a problem in any classroom, regardless of the learning technique being used.
d. The problem of students who have been trained to compete, it can happen when the students have already undergone the cooperative learning before.
2.2 Hypothesis
It’s predicted that the using of Jigsaw technique can not give significant effect on students’ reading
\item The teachers always want their lessons to be interesting and they introduce the real life problem before they can go deep into the content of the subject.
-Roles are assigned to give them a part that challenges them, but they are able to complete.
Reading is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information which is essential in being a productive member of society. If and when a student missed an opportunity to learn the skills necessary for reading, it’s has a profound impact on their lives. As educators we realize that teaching all children to read requires that every child receive excellent reading instruction. We are also aware that children, who are struggling with reading must receive
7. Lack of learning motivation and low levels of attention: It may cause problems if one or more of class have a short attention span and/or lack of motivation to learn. Help to prevent this by make lessons interesting & relevant; increase student involvement & interaction. Include multiple sources of learning - multi-sensory, practicals, field trips, hands on, project work, activities.
In the working class the type of work is following procedure. Teachers rarely explain why the work is being done such as if it is connected to other assignments or what the purpose of the activity is. Teachers often do not take advantage to the provided textbooks, thus not getting the best education as possible if resources are not being used. The attitude toward teaching the students are to show them how to solve problem, but with no explanation of why the material is important, and why solving problem works in that order. The teacher of this class was helping a student with a math two-digit division problem and was showing an alternate method without explaining that it is a different way, “At this point a girl said that she had a faster way to do
The Case Study clearly illustrates the students (Reggie and Arnie) struggle in doing their assignment, i.e time management, lack of focus and low speed reading ability, the factors that opted the students to make use of the easiest, but prohibited act in preparing their assignments.
classes their academic performance is usually affected. As a matter of fact, it is difficult for
It has been shown that if students start at an early age to learn to read and write their learning in all content areas will improve. It is for this reason it is important for secondary teachers to understand early reading acquisition as to incorporate those reading skills in lesson to accommodate students with reading deficiencies. Educators can understand the building blocks of how a student learns and develops into a successful reader in order to help them develop their reading skills. If teachers understand reading acquisition they can better assess their students’ reading level. As such, the role of professional judgement in understanding the selection of reading or writing material is to know their students reading needs and select materials
e.) ‘The responsibilities of students’ has no found flaws the students, teachers and parents will all have different opinions.
First and foremost, the peculiarities of each student can probably lead to the different consequences even
(1.2) Compare the strengths and limitations of teaching and learning approaches used in own area of specialism in relation to meeting individual learner needs?
he most fundamental responsibility of schools is teaching students to read. Indeed, the future success of all students hinges upon their ability to become proficient readers. Recent scientific studies have allowed us to understand more than ever before how literacy develops, why some children have difficulty, and what constitutes best instructional practice. Scientists now estimate that fully 95 percent of all children can be taught to read. Yet, in spite of all our knowledge, statistics reveal an alarming prevalence of struggling and poor readers that is not limited to any one segment of society:
The curriculum and lesson plans can be too challenging for some student, the student(s) can
Good reading habits are the key to the success of all the lessons at school. Reading is an individual effort that is sensitive to information needs and the development of science. Reading is an activity that involves physical, mind, and emotion. Therefore, reading habits among students become indispensable in learning activities. The role of students in building reading habits is necessary. Students are required to have awareness in reading
In teaching and learning English, there are two aspects that should be concerned. The first one is the language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The second one is the language components such as vocabulary, and grammar. These two aspects are taught in order to make the students achieve the ability in communicating both in spoken and written forms.