THE EFFECT OF THINK PAIR SQUARE SHARE TO THE STUDENTS' SPEAKING ABILITY AT THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs NU HASAN MUCHYI ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016
Author (Penulis)
Ninuk Prestawati
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
12.1.01.08.0101
Abstract
Speaking is one of the ways to communicate with other people. It used to express the
idea that people want to share. In language learning, speaking as the most difficult skill to be
mastered, in fact the students fill difficult to learn speaking and it make their speaking score
bad. To help the students, Think Pair Square Share strategy can be used in teaching speaking.
The aim of this research is to know students’ speaking ability before and after being taught
using think pair square share, and to find whether there is any effect of think pair square share
to the students’ speaking ability or not. This research used quantitative research with
experimental design. The population of the research was second grade students of MTs NU
Hasan Muchyi Kediri. The sample was VIII A class consisted of 27 students. The result of the
research showed the mean of post-test (58,70) was higher than the mean of pre-test (47,04). It
means that students’ speaking ability after being taught using think pair square share was
increased. In addition, the result reports that t-score (9,470) was higher than t-table 5%
(2,056). In conclusion, Think Pair Square Share strategy has good effect on the students’
speaking ability. The teacher can apply this strategy because the students more interested in
learning process by practice oral communication in discussion.
KEYWORD: Speaking, speaking ability, think pair square share