Speaking Test The Research Instruments Used during the Implementation
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Hoel, p. 16 The next data which would be analyzed were data gathered from the
speaking tests. The researcher conducted speaking tests in every cycle in order to measure the students’ improvement in speaking. From this speaking test, the
researcher would know how effective and efficient the cue cards were. There were six aspects that would be measured. They were the understanding of the task,
pronunciation, grammar, fluency, politeness and enthusiasm. The score for each aspect was one and the maximum score was five. To find the final score, the
researcher used the formula defined by Brown 2004, p. 157 and Hughes 1989, p. 220. Therefore, the final score for each student would be in the following
formula:
The results of the interviews were analyzed by summarizing and paraphrasing the students’ answers. The interview data would be the confirmation
description to the results of the questionnaire. The data gathered from field notes and observation checklist were analyzed by summarizing them into a form of
description. Then, data gathered from the interviews, questionnaire, field notes,
Task+Pronunciation+Grammar+Fluency+Politeness+Enthusiasm x 100 ____________________________________________________________ = 100
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50 observation checklist and speaking test would be the foundation of the final
conclusion. To obtain the credibility and validity of the data, the researcher used data
triangulation. According to Johnson and Larry 2012, data triangulation was defined as “the use of multiple data sources using a single method” p. 270. In
this classroom action research, the data being triangulated were taken from interviews, field notes, observation checklist, questionnaire and speaking tests.
Data triangulation would help the researcher to determine the relationship among the results
of the students’ speaking test, the student’ perception on the use of cue cards in improving their speaking skill, and what happened in the
classroom during the implementation. This relationship would be the foundation to answer how the
cue cards improve the students’ speaking skill in X Kimia Industri of SMK Negeri 2 Depok.
Data triangulation also helped the researcher to decide whether the researcher needed to continue the cycle or to end the cycle. To end the cycle, the
researcher determined the criteria of success. There were two criteria of success. The first one was 75 of the students got speaking scores more than the minimum
score, 75. The second criterion was the students perceived positively to use of cue cards.