THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STORY COMPLETION TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS
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Pre-Experimental Design, Story Completion, SpeakingAbstrak
The research purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of skills in learning speaking after using the technique of story completion, which emphasizes comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. Utilizing a pre-test, treatment, and post-test quantitative design, the researchers gathered data by administering the pre-and post-tests. Thirty students from class VIII A at SMPN 1 Langsa made up the research sample. Purposive sampling was the method used to obtain the sample. The study's findings indicated that the pre-test score was 2.03 and the post-test scores were 3.63. This study also demonstrates that the t-test value (4.979>1.703) was greater than the t-table value. It indicates that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. The technique of story completion application in descriptive text at SMPN 1 Langsa eighth grade effectively enhanced speaking abilities, including vocabulary, fluency, and comprehensibility.
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