The Implementation of Scientific Approach on Speaking Skill at Second Grade Students based on Learning Style in SMAN 1 Pringsewu

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui i) bagaimana implementasi pendekatan saintifik dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara siswa dan ii) apakah gaya belajar siswa mempengaruhi kemampuan siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain pre-experimental. Sasaran penelitian sebanyak 28 siswa kelas XI di SMAN 1 Pringsewu. Kuesioner dan tes berbicara digunakan sebagai alat untuk pengambilan data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa adanya peningkatan kemampuan berbicara siswa yang signifikan dengan tingkat signifikansi 0.05 setelah pengimplementasian pendekatan saintifik. Gaya belajar siswa juga terbukti berpengaruh terhadap nilai kemampuan berbicara siswa. Hal ini menandakan bahwa dengan pengaplikasian prosedur yang tepat, pendekatan saintifik dapat diimplementasikan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris siswa. Hasil juga membuktikan bahwa faktor internal seperti gaya belajar juga berpengaruh akan suksesnya siswa dalam belajar berbahasa.The objectives of this study were to find out i) the effect of implementation of scientific approach on students speaking achievement and ii) whether students learning style preferences affect students speaking capability. The research used pre-experimental design. The subjects were 28 second year science class students of SMAN 1 Pringsewu. Questionnaires were employed to collect the data of the students learning style preferences and speaking tests were conducted to identify students speaking achievement. The results showed that there was a significant improvement of students speaking achievement after the implementation of scientific approach with significant level 0.05. Students learning style preferences also affected speaking ability. The results suggest that scientific approach facilitates the students to improve their English proficiency. In addition, learning style preferences also contributed to students success in acquiring language.Keywords: Scientific Approach, Speaking Skill, Learning Styles