Open AccessAnalysis of the Effect of Speaking Skills on The Ability of Commenting Story Books with Talent as A Moderator Variable at Private Middle School in Medan
Author(s) -
Xue Wusong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2021.38350
Subject(s) - fluency , pronunciation , psychology , test (biology) , mathematics education , moderation , class (philosophy) , clarity , flexibility (engineering) , linguistics , social psychology , computer science , mathematics , statistics , paleontology , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , artificial intelligence , biology
This study aims to find out the level of students' ability to comment on storybook by determining the intrinsic elements. The level of students' ability to comment on storybook researched based on the effect of speaking skill. The method used in this study is the experimental method with quantitative approach. The data obtained by using the description test through recorder and oral test. Based on the story that has been read by the teacher, 38 eighth grade students who are chosen as the respondents are asked to retell the story in front of the class. The assessment given to the respondents include clarity, speech fluency, pronunciation fluency, intonation, word choice accuracy, body flexibility, subject mastery, and completeness. The results of this study indicate that in the post-test, the speaking skill of students reach an average value of 65.58, or categorized fair. Meanwhile, in the post-test, the students reach an average value of 80.21, or categorized good. Therefore, it can be concluded from the results that there speaking skill has an effect on students’ ability to comment on storybook in class VIII of Private Middle School in Medan. Thus, this proves that the data obtained by students categorized good. Keywords: Speaking, Skills, Commengting, Book, Talent