The Effect of Applying Cooperative Learning on The Students’ Speaking Achievement

Abstract

The objective of this study was to find out the significant effect of Applying Cooperative Learning on The Students’ Speaking Achievement. The research was conducted in SMP Muhammadiyah 47 Sunggal at Jl.Sei Mencirim 60 Medan Krio Kecamatan Sunggal. The population of this study was 8 grade students at academic year 2019/2020. The populations were 65 students which distributed in three classes there are VIII T1, VIII T2, VIII T3. The sample of this study was VIII T1 and VIII T2 which was taken by simple random sampling technique and then was being as the experimental group, and being treated with Applying Cooperative Learning. The instrument in collecting the data was oral test about Asking and Giving Opinion. The data was analyzed by using t-test formula. The result of the data analysis showed that t-test was higher than t-table (16.19>2.021) with the level significant 0.05 and Degree of Freedom (DF) = 40. The finding showed that hypothesis of study is accepted. It means that with Applying Cooperative Learning gave a significant effect on students’ speaking achievement