IMPROVING STUDENTS' SPEAKING COMPETENCETHROUGH INFORMATION GAP STRATEGY(A Classroom Action Research of the First Year Students ofMadrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri (MTs N Klego) in the AcademicYear of 2011/2012)

HANDAYANI, SIWI (2011) IMPROVING STUDENTS' SPEAKING COMPETENCETHROUGH INFORMATION GAP STRATEGY(A Classroom Action Research of the First Year Students ofMadrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri (MTs N Klego) in the AcademicYear of 2011/2012). Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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Abstract

This study analyzed the improvement of students' speaking competencethrough information gap strategy. The objectives of the study are (1) how is theprofile of students' speaking competence before implementation of informationgap strategy?, (2) how is the profile of the students' speaking competence afterimplementation of information gap strategy?, and (3) is there any significantimprovement of speaking competence using information gap strategy?. Themethodology of the study is collaborative classroom action research. In thisresearch the writer was the teacher and assisted by an observer. She notes all ofthe process in learning activities. To find out the improvement of students'speaking ability she used test, namely pre test and post test. She used two cycles,in each cycle comprised of two meetings and each meeting comprised planning,implementation of the action, and reflection. The study show that the studentsinvolved activity in teaching learning process, they were more encourage andconfident to speak in English than before. Based on field note in each meeting, itcan be found that information gap strategy has benefit to improve student'sspeaking competence in class. The result of this action research is the majority ofmean scores of pre test and post test is 53, 04 to 62, 60 in cycle 1. And the meanscores of pre test and post test is 63, 04 to 73, 47 in cycle 2.

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