THE APPLICATION OF RIDDLE GAME STRATEGY IN RAISING STUDENTS SPEAKING IN THE TENTH GRADE. Realizing that this bachelor thesis is about "The Application of Riddle Games in Increasing the Speaking Performance of Tenth Grade Students at SMA N 1 Sekampung in East Lampung", would not be achieved without the help and support of many helpful individuals.
Background of Study
There are various problems in the speaking process caused by various things that can be categorized into linguistic and non-linguistic aspects. Using media that is less attractive will cause students to be lazy in the process of speaking.
Problem Identification
Based on all the description above, the researcher intends to conduct a classroom action research in an effort to increase the speaking skill of the tenth grade in SMA N 1 Sekampung by applying the riddle game, therefore the researcher constructs the title of this university thesis in "The Application of the riddle game in enhancing the speaking performance of students in the tenth grade of SMA N 1 Sekampung of East Lampung.
Problem Limitation
Problem Formulation
The use of Riddle Games in the form of action research in the classroom is expected to help students improve their speaking skills. This research is expected to be one of the references that inspire teachers to implement Riddle Games in teaching English, especially in an effort to improve students' speaking skills.
Prior Research
4 Minda Tika Hapsari and Fitra Pinandhita, "The Application of Riddle Game in Teaching Speaking for the Eighth Grade Students of Mtsn Kedunggalar Ngawi in Schooling Year English Teaching Journal, Vol.3 No.1, 2015. In addition, a third preliminary research was conducted Ria Sabriana, who conducted a research entitled "Improving Students‟ Vocabulary by Using Riddle Game".5 The sample of her research was the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Pontianak in the academic year 2014/2015.
Speaking Performance
- The Concept of Speaking Performance a. Definition of Speaking
- The Component of Speaking Performance
- The Importance of Speaking Performance
- The Factors Affecting Speaking Performance
- Teaching Speaking Performance
- Indicator of Speaking Performance
- Speaking Performance Assesment
According to Harris, there are five components of speaking skill that relate to comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency.11. Douglas states that good speech assessment covers the indicators of speech that include micro and macro skills.
Riddle Game
The Concept of Riddle Game
3 (good) Mostly effective use of vocabulary for the task with some examples of inappropriateness. 3 (good) Some errors in the use of sentence structures and grammatical forms, but they do not hinder understanding.
The Benefits of Riddle Game
From the explanation of the riddle concept above, it can be concluded that riddle game is a verbal game with a question, a phrase or a statement that is divided to get an unexpected unanswered. Furthermore, Akíntúndé explains that puzzle games have inherent messages to convey to participants about societal norms.
The Implementation of Riddle Game in Teaching Speaking Performance
Action Hyphotesis
RESEARCH METHOD RESEARCH METHOD
Variable and Definition Operational Variable 1. Variables of Research
- The Operational Definition of Variable a. Dependent Variable
Students' fluency is generally natural delivery, with only occasional pauses to find appropriate words/phrases. In addition, based on the above explanation, in this research, the researcher will use the puzzle game strategy to observe the speaking performance of students in the tenth grade of SMA N 1 Sekampung.
Research Location
This test is also to know as much as possible in students' speaking performance by answering the riddle.
Subject and Object of Study
The Concept of Classroom Action Research
- Cycle 1 a. Planning
- Cycle 2
Through the process of observation, the researcher will determine whether the action achieves the goal of the researcher's goals. In the third phase, the researcher observes the students' activity, their cooperation and records the learning process.
Data Collecting Technique
The teacher gives the conclusion to the material and gives the motivation to act in the class in the students' speech performance. The researcher analyzed the collected data from all activities, and then compared the results from the pre-test and the post-test. In this research, observation is used to know the student's speaking performance in the learning process.
To identify the speaking performance of the eighth grade students of SMA N 1 Sekampung, the researcher used a speaking test. The researcher will use an observation sheet to observe the learning activity and each cycle. The field record consists of some records of the students' behavior during the learning process of teaching and of the weaknesses and obstacles identified in this research.
Therefore, the teacher will be able to see the students' progress in their speaking performance.
Data Analysis Technique
Therefore, the field note gives details about the teaching and learning process such as: classroom situation, classroom management, classroom interaction, teacher-student classroom interaction, student-student classroom interaction. The formula for calculating the percentage of students who pass the grade in each cycle is as follows: 28. In addition, if the researcher wants to know the result, he will compare between the pre-test and the post-test.
If from cycle 1 some students are not successful, the researcher will carry out cycle II.
Indicator of success
Result of the Research
- Description of SMA N 1 Sekampung
- The Mission of the School
- The Condition of Teacher and Official Employees at SMA N 1 Sekampung
- The Quantity Students of SMA N 1 Sekampung
- The Building of SMA N 1 Sekampung
- The Organization Structure of SMA N 1 Sekampung
- Location Sketch of SMA N 1 Sekampung
- Description of the Research
Economics Teacher 28 Fitriani D, S. Pd Physics Teacher 29 Mei Linawati, S. Pd Physics Teacher 30 Linda Listiani, S. Pd Economics Teacher. 35 Juwita Astuti S. Pd Mathematics teacher 36 Hendri Winata, S. Pd Officer / TIK Teacher 37 Dini Saraswati, S. Pd Culture and art. Can the use of a puzzle game increase students' speaking performance and their learning activities in the tenth grade of SMA N 1 Sekampung in East Lampung.
In this research, the researcher is an English teacher and Mrs. Ratmini, S.P.d. as a colleague. The researcher told the students that the researcher would conduct a survey in their class to learn about their speaking performance before conducting the action research activity in the classroom. The test type was a speaking test where the students had to describe one of the speaking topics about the popular and historical place “TMII” or “Lampung Museum”.
Vir: The Grade Result of Speaking pre-test at X IPA 2 class of SMA N 1 Sekampung, 16. december 2019.
Pre-Test
Acting
At this stage, the classroom situation was effective because the colleague handed over to the researcher to make sure of the students' effectiveness before the researcher did the research in the classroom. The teacher suggests a riddle based on one of the speech topics that are in the "mystery bag or box". The student who raised their hand must guess the riddle orally by clearly describing what they think about the answer.
The teacher states the riddle based on one of the speaking topics given in. The students who have raised their hand must guess the riddle orally by clearly describing what they think about the answer. That kind of test was speaking test that asked students to describe “Lawang.
The test result of the students in post-test 1 was better than the test in pre-test before.
Post-Test 1
Observing
While the treatment was being carried out, student activities during the learning process were also observed by the observer. The students who were active in the discussion got the point by ticking it on the observation sheet for meeting 1 and meeting 2. The percentage of learning activities of students in Cycle I The table showed that not all students were active in the learning process.
Reflecting
The Student's Activity
- Planning
The researcher and collaborator prepared the lesson plan, observation sheet of the students' activities, identified the problem and found the causes of problem at the first and the last of learning activities. The researcher also planned to give evaluation to measure the students' mastery on the given material. The researcher started greeting the lesson, prayed, checked the attendance list and asked the students' condition.
The teacher suggests a riddle based on one of the speaking topics listed in a "mystery bag or box" that contains the ultimate proof of the answer to each riddle. The researcher started the lesson with a prayer, greeting, checking the attendance list and asking how the students were doing. The type of test was a speaking test where students had to describe “Way Kambas or Prambanan Temple”.
The result of the test of the students in post-test 2 was better than the test in post-test 1 before.
Post-Test 2
Interpretation
- Result of Students Learning a. Result of students Pre- Test Grade
- Comparison of Grade in Pre-Test, Post-Test I in Cycle I, and Post- Test II in Cycle II
In this phase, the researcher presented the pretest to measure the students' abilities before implementing the treatment. In this research, to know the students' speaking ability after implementing the treatment, the researcher conducted post-test I. In this phase, the researcher continued to cycle II because the grade of post-test I in cycle I did not yet meet the MMC. was only 67 per cent.
The researcher presented the post-test II to measure the students' performance after applying the treatment. Comparison of grade in Pre-Test, Post-Test I in Cycle I, and Post-Test II in Cycle II. While the percentage of students scoring in post-test I was higher than in pre-test.
The comparison of the students' pre-test, post-test I grade in cycle I and post-test II grade in cycle II.
- The Result of Students’ Learning Activities in Cycle I and Cycle II The students‟ learning activity data was gotten from the whole students‟
- Discussion
- Suggestion
- Tujuan pembelajaran
- Materi pembelajaran
- Metode Pembelajaran
- Media, Alat, dan Sumber Pembelajaran
- Langkah-langkah pembelajaran
- Questioning (Menanya)
- Collecting Data (Mengeksplorasi)
- Associating (Mengasosiasi)
- Communicating (Mengkomunikasikan) a. Guru meminta siswa untuk bercakap-cakap
- Penilaian
- Rubrik Penilaian Speaking
The Comparison Grade of Students Speaking Performance in Pretest, Posttest I in Cycle I and Posttest II in Cycle II. This is supported by the increase in grade of the students from pre-test to post-test I and from post-test I to post-test II. The result of students' learning activities in cycle I and cycle II The students' learning activity data was obtained from all students. The students' learning activity data was obtained from the entire students.
Based on the results of the pre-test, it can be deduced that there was an increase in the average grade and the total of the students who passed the test from pre-test, post-test I to post-test II. In addition, in post-test I there were 10 students or (33%) passed the test, the indicator students get a grade >72 with an average of 63. Meanwhile, in post-test II there were 21 students or (70%) passed the test indicator students get a grade > 72 with an average of 74.
It is inferred that there is improvement on the students' complete grade and total grade of the students who passed the least from pre-test, post-test I to post-test II. The percentage of students who speak performance achieved in Post-test II of cycle II is 70%, this means that the result of cycle II has already achieved the indicator of success. Source: The grade result of speaking post-test 1 at X IPA 2 class of SMA N 1 Sekampung on 8 January 2020.
Deviation Explanation
Meeting 1
The students repeat the sound of the examiner to check the student's pronunciation. - Before closing the meeting, the researcher.
Meeting 2
Meeting 1
Meeting 2
