THE USE OF GUESSING GAME IN IMPROVING STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILL AT SMP NEGERI 3 TONDANO

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether or not employing a guessing game may improve students speaking skills The pre experimental design was employed in this study with one group pre test post test For data analysis the researcher used statistical analysis by SPSS Statistical Product and Service Solution version 22 with Paired sample t test The Paired sample t test results suggest that students speaking skills have significantly improved The mean score of the pre test before employing the guessing game in teaching is M = 37 78 with a standard deviation of 13 086 After the guessing game treatment the mean post test score is M = 60 00 with a standard deviation of 16 270 The total number of students N is 18 The study discovered that using a guessing game in the classroom might improve students speaking skills It demonstrates that the study hypothesis H_{1< sub> is accepted and the null hypothesis H0< sub> is rejected or that the outcome has addressed the research question that the guessing game may considerably enhance students speaking skills As a result the guessing game can help students improve their speaking skills < p>}