Open AccessSELF TALK STRATEGY IN IMPROVING THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY
Author(s) -
Susilawati Susilawati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal smart (sekolah tinggi keguruan dan ilmu pendidikan muhammadiyah pringsewu lampung)/jurnal smart
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2356-2048
pISSN - 2356-203X
DOI - 10.52657/js.v7i1.1331
Subject(s) - eleventh , mathematics education , psychology , test (biology) , sample (material) , population , significant difference , mathematics , statistics , sociology , demography , physics , paleontology , acoustics , biology , thermodynamics
Self-talk strategy is making positive statements like “I can do this” to help oneself get through challenging tasks. This study used a quasi-experimental method. The population was the eleventh-grade students of Muhammadiyah Senior High School of Palembang, with the total sample of this research was 60 students. The data were collected through an oral test and analyzed by using a t-test to know significant difference between the students’ achievement in the experimental group and control group. Based on this study, it was found that Self Talk strategy was effective in teaching students speaking skills.