THE USE OF RIDDLES GAME TO TEACH SPEAKING TO THE STUDENTS

• Main Author: Episiasi Episiasi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Muhammadiyah Pringsewu 2017-02-01
• Series: Jurnal Smart
• Online Access: https://ejournal.umpri.ac.id/index.php/smart/article/view/277

<p><em>The objective of this study was to find out whether or not </em><em>it was </em><em>significantly effective to </em><em>use </em><em>Riddles Game to </em><em>teach speaking at </em><em>the eleventh grade students. The method applied was pre-experimental method with one group pre-test and post-test design. The sample was </em><em>29 students which taken </em><em>through cluster random sampling. The writer used oral test as technique for collecting the data. The data obtained were analyzed through four techniques : (1) The mean students’ score in the pre-test was 56.25, (2) The mean students’ score in the post- test was 75.96, (3) The result of normality test in the pre-test was 6.79 and in the post-test was 8.73 and (4) The result of matched t-test was 7.61, which was higher than 1.701 value of the table with the degree of freedom (29-1) 28 with 5% signficant level for one tailed test. So, the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It means that, it was</em><em> </em><em>sigificantly effective to </em><em>use</em><em> Riddles Game to </em><em>teach speaking</em><em>.</em><em></em></p>