THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ROLE PLAY METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE SPEAKING SKILL OF THE EIHGHT GRADE STUDENT’SOF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOREJO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012 / 2013

Abstract

The objective of the research is to find role play can improve the students’ speaking ability.This  research is conducted on may 20^th, 27^th 2013 and June 3th, 10^th 2013. And the subject of this research is eighth grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah of Purworejo. The researcher took two classes as sample. Class 8^thA as an experimental class and class 8^th B as a control group. Each class has 30 students. This research includes quantitative research and the design of this research is quasi-experimental research with paradigm pre-test--post-test control group. Considering the type of this research, the researcher uses t-test to find the significance of the method. This research uses polled variance as t-test pattern. And the technical sampling of this research is Random Simple Sampling. This research is divided into three sections, they are: pre-test, treatment and post-test. This research present two analyses, they are: descriptive test involves mean, median, mode, range, Variance and Standard Deviation and inferential test involves normality test, homogeneity test, and t-test or Hypothesis test.The result of normality test shows that the distribution of the data is normal so it can be concluded that this research is parametric. And the result of homogeneity test shows that the both group (experimental and control) is homogenous. The result of t-test shows that t value is higher than t table (5.32>2.00) ;thus, it can be concluded that Ha is accepted, it means that the use of role-play is effective to improve students’ speaking ability the 8^th grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah of Purworejo.

Keyword: Key word: effectiveness, role-play method, improving, speaking ability,