AL-KILMAH
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): June 2026. Al-Kilmah: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Arab dan Humaniora

The Effectiveness of Total Physical Response (TPR) in Developing Students’ Maharat al-Kalām at MTs Negeri 2 Banggai

Wiranto Talibo (IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo)
Moh. Sabiq Rabbani (Universitas Muhammadiyah Luwuk Banggai)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study examines the effectiveness of Total Physical Response (TPR) in developing students’ Arabic speaking ability (maharat al-kalām) at MTs Negeri 2 Banggai. A quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group was applied to 32 seventh-grade students divided into an experimental class taught through TPR and a control class taught through conventional lecturing. Data were collected through oral pre-test and post-test, classroom observation, student questionnaires, and a teacher interview, and were analyzed using normality and homogeneity tests, Independent Samples t-test, and N-Gain. The experimental group showed a much larger gain in speaking scores than the control group, with N-Gain in the moderate category compared with low effectiveness for the control class, and the difference between groups was statistically significant. The findings indicate that TPR has a meaningful positive impact on students’ Arabic speaking skills and offers a promising pedagogical alternative for madrasah contexts.

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Journal Info

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AL-KILMAH

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

AL-KILMAH Journal; published twice a year since 2022 (June and December), is a multilingual (Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic, and English). This journal is published by Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Department of Arabic Language Education, IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo, Indonesia. Editors welcome ...