Abstract:
USING SNOWBALL THROWING MODEL TO INCREASE SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP N 21 PEKANBARU
Deni Kurnianengih Darusmin, Syofia Delfi, Masyhur
Student of English Language Education Department
Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education
Riau University
Abstract
This classroom action research was aimed to study the increasing of the speaking ability of the second year students in SMP Negeri 21 Pekanbaru by using snowball throwing model. Besides, this research was also aimed to identify the effectiveness that caused the increasing on students speaking after being taught by Snowball Throwing model. This study consisted of two cycles of classroom treatment, in which one cycle consisted of four stages, namely Planning, Action, Observation, and Reflection. The proficiency test (Pre- and Post-tests) was used for measurement, and also a set of observation sheets and field notes were used to gain the record of the classroom activity during the Snowball Throwing model treatment. The subjects were 30 students from VIII.1 class at SMP Negeri 21 Pekanbaru. After two cycles of the Snowball Throwing Model treatment, it was found that there was improvement of speaking ability of the second year students and could perform a good speaking on all post-tests. However, the statistically significant differences of the score results of the two cycles were found on the Post-test 2, where about 83.33% of the students reached the school minimum standard of English subject in speaking ability in narrative text. Moreover, the students’ activeness during the Snowball Throwing Model treatment also improved from one meeting to others. Regarding the effectiveness of the Snowball Throwing model on the observation sheets and field notes results showed that the students had positive attitudes towards and that the approach could help them speak better and make the class more interesting.
