The Effectiveness of Cooperative Script in Improving Students’ Speaking Skill

A Pre-Experimental Research at a Junior High School in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of the Cooperative Script method in improving students' speaking skills. This study employed a pre-experimental research design utilizing a pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The sample consisted of eighth-grade students selected through a total sampling technique. Data were collected using oral tests based on short stories to evaluate students' speaking skills before and after the treatment. The findings indicated a slight increase in the mean score, from 28.29 in the pre-test to 31.94 in the post-test. However, the hypothesis testing revealed that the t-counted (0.97) was lower than the t-table (2.120) at a 0.05 significance level (df=16). Consequently, the hypothesis was rejected, demonstrating that the Cooperative Script method did not significantly improve the students' speaking skills. Based on classroom observations, this lack of significant improvement was influenced by several obstacles, such as students' reluctance to express ideas, fear of being judged by their peers, and a lack of enthusiasm during the learning process.

Keywords: Speaking Skill; Cooperative Script; Pre-Experimental; SMP Negeri 2 Banawa Tengah.