THE EFFECT OF USING TALKING STICK TECHNIQUE ON THE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY

This study deals with The Effect of Using Talking Stick Technique on The
Students’ Speaking Ability. This study was conducted by using experimental
research.. The population of the research was grade VIII of MTs Parmiyatu
Wasa’adah, which consisted of 56 students. The research was divided into two
groups: experimental and control groups. The instrument used to collect the data
was describing pictures orally. To obtain the reliability of the test, the writer
applied Spearman Brown’ formula. The result of the reliability was 0.94, and it
was found that the test was reliable. The data were analyzed by using t-test
formula. The analysis showed that the scores of the students in the experimental
group were significantly higher than the scores of the students in the control group
at the level of significant μ = 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 54, t-observed
value 6.33 > t-table value 2.004. The findings indicate that using Talking Stick
Technique significantly affected the students’ speaking ability. So, English
teachers are suggested to use Talking Stick Technique in order to improve
students’ speaking ability