MENGGUNAKAN METODE SHOW DAN TELL (S&T) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA SISWA KELAS DELAPAN SMP NEGERI 2 PALU

Syarifah Nurul, 2024. “Using Show and Tell (S&T) Method to Improve Speaking
Skills of Grade Eight Students of SMP Negeri 2 Palu”. English Education Study
Program, Language and Art Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and
Education, Tadulako University. Under the Supervision of (1) Mochtar Marhum (2)
Erniwati.

This research aims to find out if using of Show and Tell (S&T) Method can improve
students’ speaking skills of SMP Negeri 2 Palu. This research used quasi-experimental
design that consisted of two groups; experimental and control group. The samples of
this research was grade eight students of SMP Negeri 2 Palu; VIII A. Ki Hajar
Dewantara with 31 students as the experimental group and VIII E. Kapitan Pattimura
with 32 students as the control group that selected by using simple random sampling.
The data was collected by administering a test consisted of the pre-test and the posttest that conducted at first and last meetings. Then the treatment was only given to the
experimental group. The result of experimental group’s pre-test is 36.29, while control
group is 37.10. The result of experimental group’s post-test is 59.27, while control
group is 47.26. By applying 0.05 level of significance, the researcher found that the
value of the t-counted (4.50) is higher than the t-table (1.67). In conclusion, the use of
Show and Tell (S&T) Method is effective to improve students’ speaking skills of SMP
Negeri 2 Palu. Based on these results, it implies that Show and Tell (S&T) Method can
be applied by teachers in teaching and learning process as one of effective method to
improve students' speaking skills, especially for grade eight students of junior high
school.

Keywords: Speaking skill, Show and Tell Method, Improve.