IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY AT TENTH GRADE IN SMA NEGERI 3 PEMATANGSIANTAR THROUGH THE AUDIOVISUAL (CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH)

Abstrak

The aim of this research is to improve students' speaking skills with correct intonation using
audiovisual learning methods in class X Mia 3 at SMA Negeri 3 Pematangsiantar. The type of
research carried out was Classroom Action Research (CAR) from the theory of Kemmish and Mc.
Taggart (1988) which focuses on planning, action, observation and reflection, in which the
researcher acts as a teacher with the subject of class X Mia 3 SMA Negeri 3 Pematangsiantar
students who totaling 18 students. The technique used by researchers to collect data is tests,
namely: oral tests/speaking exercises; and non-tests, namely: observation, interviews and
documentation is Classroom Action Research (CAR) from Kemmish and Mc. Taggart which
focuses on planning, acting, observation, and reflecting, where the teacher is the implementer
study while the researcher acts as an observer. The data from this research were analysed and
presented by researchers in the form of graphs and tables. The results of the data obtained from
this research show an increase from cycle 1 with the percentage of students completing being
60.27% and increasing in cycle 2 with the percentage of students completing becoming 82.22%, so
it can be concluded that there is an increase. the increase in results from cycle 1 to cycle 2 was
21.95%. A comparison of the results from cycle 1 and cycle 2, it can be concluded that the
audiovisual method can be used to improve students' speaking skills with correct and appropriate
intonation for class X Mia 3 students at SMA Negeri 3 Pematangsiantar