Penerapan Tugas Pemecahan Masalah dan Pengaruhnya terhadap Kecakapan Berbicara Siswa SMAN 2 RAHA

SITI SALEHA MANAN. The Implementation of Problem-Solving Task and Its Effect on Speaking Proficiency of Students of State Senior High School (SMAN) 2 RAHA (supervised by Abidin Pammu and Ria Rosdiana Jubhari).

The research aims: (1) to examine the implementation of the problem-solving task and its effect on the speaking proficiency; (2) to explore the students’ perception about the implementation of the problem-solving task in improving their speaking proficiency at the State Senior High School (SMAN) 2 Raha.
A mix-method was employed on 25 students of 10 MIA 7 to verify the hypothesis. Data were collected through the speaking test, classroom observation checklist, and questionnaire. The data were analysed using the descriptive statistic, Wilcoxon’s test, and the classroom observation was analysed qualitatively.
The research result indicates that: (1) the asymp sig. probability (2-tailed) is lower than 0.05 (0.00 < 0.05). It can be concluded that the speaking proficiency is significantly affected by the problem-solving task; (2) The students’ perception on the problem-solving task is positive. Therefore, the implementation of problem-solving tasks should be taken into consideration when teaching speaking in the classroom.