after the actions. Both the tests measured how the actions affect their speaking skill. The following table shows the scoring rubric according to Purikids-All Plus
English Language Course, Yogyakarta.
Table 1: Scoring Rubric of Speaking based on Purikids-All Plus English Language Course
No. Components
6 5
4 3
2 1
1. Accuracy
2. Fluency
3. Clarity
4. Pronunciation
5. Diction
a. Accuracy : being exact or correct
b. Fluency : being able to express thoughts and feelings easily
c. Clarity : the quality of being clear and easy to understand and to hear
d. Pronunciation
: the way in which how the words are pronounced
e. Diction : the way in which words are used in speech or writing
1 : poor 2 : unsatisfactory
3 : adequate 4 : good
5 : very good 6 : excellent
C. Data Collecting Instrument
In collecting the data, the researcher used several instruments. There were the observation sheets, the interview guidelines, and the tests. The first instrument was
the observation sheets. They were used during the teaching and learning process to
observe the students. They contain the data related to the students’ behaviors in the class. In this stage, there was an observation whether the students enjoyed the process
by using the Direct Method or not. Meanwhile, the interview guidelines contain some questions related to the data
the researcher wants to get. This instrument was used when the researcher conducted the interview with both the teacher and the students. The answers of the questions
were stated in the interview transcripts. They covered any information related to English teaching and learning at Purikids Language Course. At the end, the
information in the interview transcripts was used to build some conclusions whether the direct method could improve the students’ speaking ability or not.
The last instrument that was used was the tests. There were the pretest and the post test. Both the pretest and the post test showed the students’ scores. It included the
mean scores. The researcher compared the scores taken within the pre-test and those
taken within the post-test to make a conclusion. D. Data Analysis
This research is actually qualitative in nature. However, the data were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The interview transcripts, observation sheets and
the field notes were analyzed qualitatively. The researcher analyzed the qualitative data through three steps; reducing, displaying, and verifying the data. After they were
collected, the researcher took the data that were really appropriate to what the researcher needs. The next step was displaying them. After that, the researcher
concluded what they meant. The qualitative data were taken from the field notes and the interview transcripts.
The field notes were also analyzed qualitatively. They stated everything that is happened in the teaching and learning process in the classroom. The interview
transcripts were also analyzed qualitatively. From them, the researcher got the students’ data. The contents were related to the students’ affection within the process
of teaching and learning. The researcher also analyzed the quantitative data to know the tendency of the
students’ speaking scores. She identified the progress of the students’ speaking skill due to the actions. Furthermore, the instruments that were analyzed quantitatively
were the results of pre-test and the post-test. In this case, the researcher will use mean value in analyzing the quantitative data .
Mean value is the average of the students’ scores. It was calculated by adding up all scores and dividing them by the number of the students in the classroom. It was
called empirical mean because it was gained by involving overall scores in the classroom. It should be above the ideal mean to define that the group of participants
has a good achievement. Ideal mean was to measure the standard group achievement. It was calculated by adding up the highest score and the lowest score, and then
dividing it by two. If the students’ mean score was higher than the ideal mean, it means that the students have a good achievement. The results of the tests were
compared in each cycle to see the improvements.
E. Procedure of the Research
