THE EFFECT OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL AT STATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 22 JAMBI

This research was aims to found the significant effect and differences of Problem Based Learning technique on students’ Speaking Skill. The researcher was conducted on students of classes VIII A as experimental class and VIII B as control class at State Junior High School 22 Jambi. It can be seen in paired and independent sample T-test. The result of average students’ speaking skill score from the same group who taught by using Problem Based Learning technique got score 0.000 which can be seen from criteria of hypothesis if the score lower than 0.05 it means Ha is accepted. So, it can definite that there is significant effect of Problem Based Learning technique on students’ speaking skill. Meanwhile, the result of independent sample t-test showed that the Mean of differences was 13.800 and the significant 2-tailed ≤ 0.05 (0.000 ≤ 0.05). so, the researcher can conclude that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. It’s mean that there is significant differences of PBL in control and experimental class on students’ speaking skill at State Junior High School 22 Jambi