Abstract:
It concerns with improvement students’ speaking achievement through learning
activity exploration at VIII grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Batang Kuis. In this
class there is one class which consist of 36 students, the number of male are 19
students and the number of female are 17 students. The study deal with
descriptive text. It was found that students speaking achievement still low. Relate
research of this research are “Project Based Learning to improving students’
speaking achievement”. This study used a Classroom Action Research (CAR)
which is conducted to solve the students problem in speaking. The Classroom
Action Research (CAR) was done based on Prof. Mohammad Ali’s design. The
application of the approach to action research in two cycles namely, cycle I and
cycle II. Action research continuously in some cycles that consist of planning,
action, observation, and reflection. This study applied qualitative and quantitative
data. The qualitative data analyzed from the interview and observation sheet. The
quantitative data taken from computing the score of speaking test students. The
finding of this study indicated that improvement students’ speaking through
project based learning was successful since the criteria of success were achieved.
Based on the result in cycle1, the data showed the mean score was 63, 50. There
were only 10 students or 27, 77% of students who got the score passed the KKM.
In cycle 2, the data showed the mean score was 75, 64 here were 21 students or
58, 33% of students who got the score passed the KKM. In this case, those score
showed the successful of the classroom action research toward students VIII grade
of SMP Negeri 1 Batang Kuis. The writer suggests that the English teacher could
implement Project Based Learning in teaching speaking in order to improve
students’ speaking achievement.
