Improving Students' Speaking Ability Through Talking Chip Technique at the Second Grade of Senior High School

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah penggunaan teknik talking chip meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara siswa. Pendekatan penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Tes berbicara digunakan sebagai instrument pengambilan data. Subyek penelitian ini adalah 70 siswa kelas sebelas pada siswa sekolah menengah atas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara statistik ada peningkatan yang signifakan dalam peningkatan berbicara siswa setelah siswa diajarkan menggunakan teknik talking chip. Penelitian ini menyarankan bahwa teknik talking chip memfasilitasi siswa untuk meningkatkan pencapaian.The aim ofthis study was to find out whether the use of talking chip technique improved the students' speaking ability. The approach of this study was quantitative. Speaking tests were used as the instrument to elicit the data.The subjects of this study were 70 second grade students of senior high school students. The result showed that there was a statistically significant improvement of students'speaking achievement after the students were taught through talking the chip technique. This suggests that talking chip technique facilitates students to improve achievement