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An Analysis of Students’ Ability in Speaking Through Describing and Drawing Technique at Eighth Grade of SMP Swasta Bunga Mawar Telaumbanua, Reita Solagracia; Zega, Riswan; Waruwu, Yaredi; Telaumbanua, Kristof Martin Efori
Edu Cendikia: Jurnal Ilmiah Kependidikan Vol. 4 No. 03 (2024): Research Articles, December 2024
Publisher : ITScience (Information Technology and Science)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47709/educendikia.v4i03.4849

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Speaking is expressing ideas, feelings, and desires that need to be represented to others in the form of speech. The research aimed to describe the student's ability to speak and to find out the reasons for students' ability to describe a person through describing and drawing techniques in the eighth grade of SMP Swasta Bunga Mawar. The method used in the research was the qualitative method. The participants were 16 students in the eighth grade of SMP Swasta Bunga Mawar. The instruments used to get the data were tests, interviews, and observations. After obtaining the data, the researcher analyzed them using quantitative and qualitative techniques. The results showed that in the students' ability to speak through describing and drawing techniques, two students (12.5%) achieved outstanding category, seven students (44%) achieved good category, six students (37.5%) achieved enough category, and one student (6%) achieved less category. Then, the reasons students' ability to describe people through describing and drawing technique because this technique has eleven advantages: enhances students' vocabulary, makes learning more attractive, makes students interact with their friends, motivates them to speak, encourages them to be active in learning, enthusiastic, enhance their self-confidence, comfortable, the learning process not stuffy, convenient to describe something, and excite them to speak fluently. So, it can be concluded that the student's ability to talk through describing and drawing techniques in the eighth grade of SMP Swasta Bunga Mawar was good. The researcher suggests that teachers use this technique when teaching speaking.
Improving the Students’ Speaking Skill through Talking Stick Strategy at the Tenth Grade of SMK Negeri 2 Gunungsitoli in 2022/2023 Candiawan Telaumbanua; Elwin Piarawan Zebua; Afore Tahir Harefa; Kristof Martin Efori Telaumbanua
EDUKASIA: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Edukasia: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran
Publisher : LP. Ma'arif Janggan Magetan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62775/edukasia.v4i2.465

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There were some problems that students faced when speaking, such as: difficult in conveying their ideas, lack of vocabulary, incorrect pronunciation, and the strategy that used by the teacher that monotonous and boring. The purpose of this research was to improve the students' speaking skills through Talking Stick Strategy at the tenth grade of SMK Negeri 2 Gunungsitoli in 2022/2023. The researcher conducted this research by using Classroom Action Research (CAR). Instrument of the research were observation sheets, field notes and oral test. In Cycle I, the average percentage of the researcher's completed activities was 79% (good), and the percentage of the students' completed activities was 72.5% (adequate). In this cycle, the students could not achieve the Minimum Competence Criterion (MCC) of 70, students' average score was 51 (less). All the students scored ≤ 70, with the highest score was 63 and the lowest score was 38. Furthermore, in Cycle II, the average percentage of the researcher's completed activities was 95% (very good), and the students' completed activities was 91% (very good). In this cycle, the students had achieved the Minimum Competence Criterion (MCC) of 70, the students' average score was 79 (good). None of the students scored ≤ 70, with the highest score was 81 and the lowest score was 75. Based on the results of this research, the researcher concluded that Talking Stick Strategy could improve the students' speaking skill in the tenth grade of SMK Negeri 2 Gunungsitoli in 2022/2023.