A Classroom Action Research: Improving Speaking Skills Using Interactive Learning Media
Abstract
This Classroom Action Research (CAR) that is to be carried out to enhance the English speaking proficiency of students in one of the senior high schools in Kendari, Indoesia. This study was on 21 grade 10 second semester students. Following the action research cycle planning, action, observation, and reflection the study had two cycles. The researchers collected data through classroom observation, document analysis, interviews, and pre- and post-tests. The data show that interactive learning medium increases classroom speaking. Each cycle, students' speaking skills increase. The result of the students in the pre-test was 48.48 that lies in the poor category. The scores of the students improved after employing the interactive learning media in two passages. In the first cycle, the post-test was 50.52 and in the second trip; it was 65.38. This shows that the interactive learning media was found to stimulate the students positively. It may be concluded that the interactive learning media play a great role enhancing the speaking skills among students.
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