THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INFORMATION GAP TECHNIQUE IN IMPROVING STUDENTS SPEAKING ABILITY AT SEVENTH GRADE AT SMPN 1 KRAS KEDIRI ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
Author (Penulis)
Rista Shantya Rini
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
12.1.01.08.0066
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Rista Shantya Rini: The Effectiveness Of Information Gap Technique In Improving Students’ Speaking Ability At Seventh Grade Of Smpn 1 Kras Kediri In The Academic Year 2016/2017
Speaking is one of the ways for people to communicate the unit massage of the information. All of people always speak everyday in their life. A good relationship needs a good communication too; in order to the people understand about the topic which they are speaking of their native language. Therefore, this experimental research was conducted to find out the effectiveness of information gap technique in improving students’ speaking ability at seventh grade of SMPN 1 Kras.
The research was carried out in November 2016 and the participant of this research wa VII-B class of SMPN 1 Kras which consist of 36 students. The data of this research is quantitative data which was taken by assessing the students speaking ability through post test.
The finding of the research had showed the clearly that information gap technique is effective to improve students speaking ability expecially at seventh grade. it can be seen by the total score and the mean score between pre-test and post-test. the total score increase from 1287 into 1480 and the mean score from 33,8816 into 49,8977. Information gap technique make the students better in speaking. The level of the students speaking also changing. In other hand, information gap technique also can help the students increase their pronounciation, vocabulary, fluency and grammar.
Information gap is effective technique on the students’ speaking ability. This technique should be used by the teacher in teaching speaking. Because information gap technique can help the students to solve their difficulties in speaking such as pronounciation, fluency, vocabulary and grammar. Finally, the researcher conclude that information gap is very helpful technique in teaching speaking.
Keywords: Information Gap Technique, Speaking