The Effectiveness Of Discussion Method In Teaching Speaking Skill Viewed From The Students’ Intelligence Quotient

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Bambang Hirusetyadi - S891108024 - Sekolah Pascasarjana

The aims of this research are to describe whether: (1) Discussion Method is better than Role-Play Method in teaching speaking skill; (2) The speaking skill of students having high IQ is better than that of those having low IQ; and(3) There is an interaction between the methods of teaching and students’ intelligence quotient. This experimental research was carried out at SMA Negeri 7 Purworejo from 26 January 2013 to 25 March 2013. The sample was taken using cluster sampling from the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 7 Purworejo. The sample consists of 60 students which are divided into two classes, X.9 consisting of 30 students as an experimental class and class X.8 consisting of 30 students as a control class. School documents were used to get scores of students’ intelligence quotient. After treatment was conducted in 8 meeting, the researcher conducted a speaking test to get the research data. Having got the research data, researcher analyzed the data in term of their frequency distribution, normality of the sample distribution, and data homogeneity. Then, researcher used ANOVA test (multifactor analysis of variance) to test the research hypotheses. Referring to the summary of multifactor analysis of variance, it can be concluded that: (1) Discussion method is more effective than role-play method in teaching speaking skill for the tenth grade of SMAN 7 Purworejo in the Academic Year of 2012/2013; (2) Students having high IQ do not have a significant difference in speaking skill than those having low IQ for the tenth grade of SMAN 7 Purworejo in the Academic Year of 2012/2013; and (3) There is no interaction between teaching methods (discussion and role-play method) and students’ IQ in teaching speaking skill for the tenth grade of SMAN 7 Purworejo in the Academic Year of 2012/2013. The result of the research implies that discussion method is a very effective method to teach speaking skill to the tenth grade students. Therefore it is recommended that (1) teachers apply the discussion method in teaching speaking skill because it is proved to be a good method; (2) teachers motivate students to be more active and involved in the teaching and learning process to improve speaking skill; and (3) teachers encourage students to explore and develop their knowledge as a base to speak or convey their opinion and ideas in speaking class actively.