MENGEMBANGKAN KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA SISWA KELAS DELAPAN DI SMP NEGERI 2 TANANTOVEA DONGGALA MELALUI TEKNIK SIMULASI

Neysa Ramadani (A 121 19 248). “Developing Speaking Skill of Grade Eight
Students at SMP Negeri 2 Tanantovea Donggala Through Simulation Technique”.
Skripsi, English Education Study Program, Language and Art Education
Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Tadulako University,
under the supervision of Mawardin and Andi Patmasari.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether simulation technique can
develop eighth grade students' speaking skills at SMP Negeri 2 Tanantovea
Donggala.This study used quasi-experimental. The population of this study was 120
students. The sample of this study used cluster random sampling. The data
collection of this study was pre-test and post-test. The data were collected through
speaking tests, which consisted of pre-test and post-test, and analyzedusing simple
statistical methods. The result of pre-test in the experimentalclass was 46.25 and
the control class was 47.083333 and it means that the averagescore of the control
class was higher than the experimental class while the post-test showed that the
experimental class was 53.333333 and the control class was 50.833333. It means
that the score in the experimental class was higher than the control class after using
the treatment. It can be concluded that simulation technique significantly improved
students' speaking skills and supported from the hypothesis. T-count was 0.850 and
T-table was 1.67. It showed that, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative
hypothesis was accepted. In conclusion, the use of simulation technique can
significantly improve students' speaking skills at SMP Negeri 2 Tanantovea
Donggala.
Keywords: Speaking Skill, Simulation Technique and Developing.