THE EFFECT OF DISCOVERY LEARNING ON THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE TENTH GRADE AT SMKN 2 KEDIRI ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015
Author (Penulis)
DIANING PALUPI
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
11.1.01.08.0056
Abstract
Dianing Palupi : This research aims to know there is significant effect of Discovery Learning to the students’ speaking ability of tenth grade at SMKN 2 Kediri academic year 2014/2015. This research uses quantitative method especially uses One-Group of Pre-Test and Post-Test design. In this design there is pre test before given treatment, it is needed to know the students’ speaking ability before given treatment. After the researcher gave some treatments to students, she continued the research by giving post test to students to know whether using discovery learning has effect on students’ speaking ability. Then the sample of this research is the tenth grade students at SMKN 2 Kediri especially in class X-UPW 2 that consist of 33 students. The result of the data analysis of the tenth grade students at SMKN 2 Kediri still low in their speaking ability in pre test. In post test showed that there was increasing scores of the students after being taught using discovery learning. Based on the t- test result there is significant effect to the students’ speaking ability after given treatments using discovery learning.
Keywords : Discovery Learning, Speaking Ability