Abstract:
Ririn Fitri Suryani,1402050277 “The Effect of Applying Barometer and
Three-Step Interview Strategy On The Students’ Achievement In Speaking ”.
Thesis English Department of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
University of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara. (UMSU). Medan. 2018.
The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of applying Barometer
and Three-Step Interview Strategy on the students achievement in speaking. This
research was conducted at SMP Muhammadiyah 48 Medan, Jl. Tangkuk Bongkar
X No. 02, Tegal Sari Mandala II, Medan Denai . The population of this research
was the VIII grade students of the academic year 2016/2017. There were 3 classes
consisting 84 students. The sample consisted of 42 students were taken by using
random sampling technique. The sample was divided into 2 classes, the
experimental group which consisted of 21 students taught by applying Barometer
and Three-Step Interview Strategy and the control group consisted of 21students
by using Direct Method. Oral test was used as the instrument. Each group was
given a pre-test, treatment and post-test. The result of this research showed that ttest
(28.1) was higher than t-table (2.02) and degree of freedom (df) was 42. The
final hyphothesis showed that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. It means that
there was a significant effect of applying Barometer and Three-Step Interview
strategy on the students achievement in speaking. The students’ speaking
difficulties in expression asking aand giving opinion by applying barometer and
three-step interview strategy because students was lack of vocabulary, fluency and
pronaunciation and the teacher difficult to manage class caused by students was
naughty and noisy. The students’ achievement taught by applying barometer and
three-step interview strategy is higher than the students’ achievement taught by
using direct method in teaching speaking achievement
