JoEELE
Vol 4, No 4, October (2025): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education

The Effectiveness of The Problem-Solving Strategy in Improving Students’ Speaking Skills

Hilal, Alda Alfiana (Unknown)
Atmowardoyo, Haryanto (Unknown)
Aeni, Nur (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Nov 2025

Abstract

This research was conducted to find out the effectiveness of the problem-solving strategy in improving students’ speaking skills at SMP Negeri 4 Sungguminasa. The research design used a pre-experimental quantitative method. This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 4 Sungguminasa with a population of 311 students from class IX and a sample of 31 students selected from class IX-D, which was taken by simple random sampling. The results showed that the null hypothesis (H0), which states that the problem-solving strategy does not significantly improve students' English-speaking skills, is rejected. In contrast, the alternative hypothesis (H1), which states that the problem-solving strategy significantly improves students' English-speaking skills, is accepted. From this statement, it can be summarized that the problem-solving strategy has significantly improved students’ English-speaking skills. This improvement was seen in five main components: vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency, and comprehension when presenting arguments.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JoEELE

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

JoEELE: Journal of Excellence in English Language Education is an international peer-reviewed and open-access journal in language education. The aim is to publish conceptual and research articles that explore the application of any language in teaching and the everyday experience of language in ...