MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERBICARA SISWA KELAS SEBELAS SMA NEGERI 2 BALAESANG MELALUI PENGGUNAAN TEKNIK THINK-PAIR-SHARE.

ABSTRACT
ASTIRA (A12120183). “Improving Speaking Skill of the Eleventh Grade
Students of SMA Negeri 2 Balaesang Through the Use of Think-Pair-Share
Technique” Skripsi, English Education Study Program, Departement of
Language and Art Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Under
the supervisor Mochtar Marhum and Wahyudin.
The objective of this research is to find out whether the use of Think-Pair-Share
technique can improve students speaking skill of the eleventh grade of SMA
Negeri 2 Balaesang or not. This research applied a pre-experimental design that
involved only one class. The sample of this research was class IX IPA with 28
students as the experimental class selected by using purposive sampling
technique. The instruments of data collection were tests, they were pretest and
posttest. The experimental class was given treatment by using Think-Pair-Share
technique. The data were analyzed statistically to measure the difference in score.
The results shows in increase between the pretest and posttest results. The
students’ means score before given the treatment was 45.75. After the treatmen,
the means score of students in the posttest was 72.14. The researcher found that
paired sample t-Test with significance level of 0.05. The results of data output
with significance value (2-tailed) of 0.000 which smaller than 0.05 (0.000<0.050).
The use of Think-Pair-Share technique is effective to improve students speaking
skill of eleventh grade students at SMA Negeri 2 Balaesang and it can be applied
by teachers in teaching and learning process.
Keywords: Improving, Speaking skill, Think-Pair-Share Technique