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Analysis of Variety of Learning Difficulties to Indonesian Language Education Students On English Language Courses at University of Ma'arif NU Kebumen Alek Andika; Endah Mitsalina
Social, Humanities, and Educational Studies (SHEs): Conference Series Vol 2, No 1 (2019): 4th National Seminar on Educational Innovation (SNIP 2019)
Publisher : Universitas Sebelas Maret

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Mastery of English as an international language is a necessity at this time. Indonesia as a member of the AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) should properly prepare for this challenge by preparing a capable and skilled generation of the nation. English is an international language that is very important for communication and connecting people with the world in various aspects including education. The government shows its seriousness in improving English language skills to the nation's generation, namely by requiring English at the educational level. In reality, there are various difficulties faced by students when learning English, especially in learners / students who are not from the English department called ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Learners. This study aims to dig deeper into the variety of difficulties faced by students in learning English in students of Indonesian Language Education Study Program at FKIP Ma'arif University NU Kebumen. This study uses a qualitative approach with questionnaire instruments, observation and indepth interview. Analysis of research data was carried out through three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that research subjects face a variety of difficulties learning English, namely: 1) lack of student confidence, 2) students rarely use English in daily life and, 3) lack of vocabulary mastery.
The Effectiveness of Using Jigsaw II Technique in Teaching Reading Comprehension to the Tenth Grades Students of SMK Negeri 1 Gombong in the Academic Year of 2019/2020 Endah Mitsalina; Hellaisna Nur'Aini Garwan; Filyang, Rissa
English Education and Literature Journal (E-Jou) Vol 2 No 01 (2022): English Education and Literature Journal (E-Jou)
Publisher : Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen

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This research aims (1) to find out a significant difference in teaching reading comprehension between students who learned using the Jigsaw II technique and those who did not.  (2) To find out the extent to which Jigsaw II technique used in teaching reading comprehension to the tenth-grade students of SMK N 1 Gombong to be effective. This research was experimental research.  The research design used the pre-test-posttest control and experimental class.  The population in this study was X grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Gombong.  Sampling used a random sampling technique with the results of X TKJ C as an experimental class and X TKR C as a control class.  Data collected with pre-test and post-test given to the experimental class and the control class.  The validity used content validity and construct validity.  Content validity carried out by expert judgment.  The construct validity has done with the help of the Pearson program.  The instrument reliability test conducted using split-half in the SPSS program and a value of 0.889 was obtained.  The data analysis technique used the Mann Whitney test with a significance level of 5%.  The results of testing the requirements analysis showed that the pre-test and post-score scores were not normally distributed and homogeneous. The results of the study can be concluded as follows: first, there is a significant difference in reading comprehension skills between experimental class that got learning using Jigsaw II techniques and control class that got learning without using Jigsaw II techniques in X grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Gombong.  It can be proven from the results of the Mann Whitney test post-test control class and the experimental class were obtained by Asymp Sig = 0,000.  Secondly, the Jigsaw II technique has been proven effective to improve reading comprehension of the X grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Gombong.  It can be proven from the calculation results of the experimental class Gain Score of 23.78 and the control class 6.11. Keywords: Effectiveness, Jigsaw II technique, Reading Comprehension