THE EFFECT OF STICK PUPPET IN SPEAKING SKILL FOR SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 TANGGULANGIN

The objective of this study was to find whether there was any significant effect in learning achievement of speaking skill between the students who were taught by using stick puppet and who were taught by using conventional teaching. The background of this research has been conducted on seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Tanggulangin who have problems understanding in English learning especially in speaking skill. Research design which the researcher used was true experimental study named Pretest-Posttest Group Design. The result of the test was analyzed using t-test formula and result was 17.8 > 2.00. After calculate it, the researcher count the value of Eta-square and the result was there is a significant effect of using stick puppet in the students’ speaking skill for seventh grade students’ of SMPN 1 Tanggulangin. Thus, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. Based on the result above, there is significant effect of using stick puppet in the student’s speaking skill for seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Tanggulangin