IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK N 1 DEPOK, SLEMAN, YOGYAKARTA BY USING THE JIGSAW TECHNIQUE IN COOPERATIVE LEARNING IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014

Riska, Okta Pratiwi (2015) IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK N 1 DEPOK, SLEMAN, YOGYAKARTA BY USING THE JIGSAW TECHNIQUE IN COOPERATIVE LEARNING IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This study was aimed at improving the speaking skills of the tenth grade students of SMK N 1 Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta by using the jigsaw technique in cooperative learning in the academic year of 2013/2014. This study is action research. This research consisted of two cycles with three meetings in each cycle. The subjects of the research were the first grade students of SMK N 1 Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, the English teacher as the collaborator and the researcher. The data collection techniques were observations, interviews and tests. Hence, the data were in the form of field notes, interview transcripts and students’ speaking scores. In analyzing those data, two methods were used. The qualitative data were analyzed in five steps, i.e. assembling the data, coding the data, comparing the data, building interpretations, and reporting the outcomes. The quantitative data in the form of pre-test and post-test scores were analyzed by comparing the mean scores. The result of the research shows that the use of the jigsaw technique in cooperative learning in combination with other accompanying actions is able to improve students’ speaking skills. Based on the qualitative data, most of the students keep their participation during the activities, most of them are not shy to speak and not afraid to make mistakes, they could respond and speak at the normal speech with less grammatical error, they also have rich vocabulary better than before, and they can say some words in correct pronunciation and appropriate intonation. Based on the quantitative data, the students’ speaking scores and the number of students who performed each indicator increased. The improvements of the mean scores were 86.92% for comprehension, 72.13% for fluency, 98.82% for vocabulary, 99.36% for pronunciation, and 98.62% for grammatical accuracy. From the data above, it can be concluded that the students’ speaking skills improved.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: speaking skills, jigsaw technique, cooperative learning
Subjects: Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Divisions: Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS
Date Deposited: 27 Aug 2015 01:10
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2019 03:05
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/25569

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