THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING BY USING TALKING STICK METHOD TO IMPROVE STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILL (A Classroom Action Research for the Second Grade Students of SMK PGRI 1 Salatiga in the Academic Year 2015/2016)

Rahayu, Indah (2017) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING BY USING TALKING STICK METHOD TO IMPROVE STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILL (A Classroom Action Research for the Second Grade Students of SMK PGRI 1 Salatiga in the Academic Year 2015/2016). Other thesis, IAIN Salatiga.

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ABSTRACT Rahayu, Indah. 2016. The implementation of cooperative learning by using talking stick method to improve students’ speaking skill (a classroom action research for the second grade students of SMK PGRI 1 Salatiga in the academicyear 2015/2016). Graduating Paper English Education Department of State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Salatiga. Counselor: Sari Famularsih, M.A. Keywords: Talking stick method, improving speaking skill. The aims of this research are (1) To describe the use of cooperative learning by using talking stick method toward student’s speaking skill and (2) to identify the improvement and the result of student’s speaking skill through talking stick method for the second grade students of SMK PGRI 1 Salatiga. The research method that is used in this research is classroom action research. The subjects of the research were 35 students in second grade at SMK PGRI 1 Salatiga. The researcher uses two cycles; each cycle consists of planning, action, observation and reflection. The result of her resarch shows that there is an improvement of students’ speaking skill using talking stick method. It can be seen from T-Test calculation in cycle 1 is 16.47 and cycle 2 is 16.80. And also the increasing percentage of the oral test from cycle 1 to cycle 2 with standardized score (the minimum of passing criteria) is 75, at the cycle 1 is 51.42 % students and 88.57 % in cycle 2 who pass in oral test. The increasing of oral test from cycle 1 to cycle 2 is 11.42 %. This indicates the by applying talking stick method, the students in speaking skill can be improved.

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