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Journal : Esteem Journal of English Study Programme

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN INCREASING SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT AND SELF-CONFIDENCE OF ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 1 SANGA DESA Davis Davis; Tahrun Tahrun
Esteem Journal of English Education Study Programme Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): Esteem Journal of English Education Study Programme
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31851/esteem.v5i1.7455

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This Objectives  of the study  were to find out: (1) whether or not Project-Based Learning (PBL) could make a significant difference in increasing both students’ speaking achievement and self-confidence, and (2) the contribution of PBL towards both students’ speaking achievement and self-confidence. This study employs factorial design where the students were equally divided into two groups. The results showed that (1) there was a significant difference both in speaking achievement (t=0.581, p<.000) and self-confidence (t=7.968,p<.000) of the experimental group after being taught using PBL, (2) there was also a significant difference between experimental and control groups both in speaking ability (t=2.307, p<.027) and self-confidence (t=3.595, p<.001) , (3) the contribution of PBL to the students’ speaking achievement was 99.7%  and to self-confidence was 92.7%. In conclusion, PBL could be considered as an effective method in teaching speaking and in increasing students’ self-confidence.
TEACHING STUDENTS' WRITING ABILITY BY USING CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE TO THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF STATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2 OF MAKARTI JAYA Rizkia Wati; Tahrun Tahrun; Mulyadi Mulyadi
Esteem Journal of English Education Study Programme Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Esteem Journal of English Education Study Programme
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Palembang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31851/esteem.v6i2.9414

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The main objective of this thesis was to find out the effectiveness of using clustering technique in improving students' writing ability to the eighth grade students of state junior high school 2 of Makarti Jaya. The method of used in this study was the experimental method. In the other words, experiment tries to compare one or more groups which are given the treatment, and other groups that is not given the treatment. The population of this research was students the eighth grade students of state junior high school 2 of Makarti Jaya with 46 students. The writer took two classes that were class 8A and 8B using purposive sampling technique. The data of this research were collected by written test: giving pre-test and post-test to the students sample. The collected data were analyzed using t-test formula. The result of the data analysis showed that the two-tailed-test with 22 (df) had a critical value of 0.000 at the 0,05 significant level. Because the t-value of 1,645 was higher that the t-table, Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. Students in the experimental group were able to improve their writing skills through descriptive writing as a result of their treatment. It also means that clustering technique was effective to improve the students writing ability to the eighth grade students of state junior high school 2 of Makarti Jaya. _____________________