Abstract:
This research was a quantitative research. The objective of this research was to
find out the effect of using CDT (Chain Drill Technique) towards Students’
Speaking Ability. This research was conducted at SMP Muhammadiyah 47
Sunggal Jl. Sei Mencirim No. 60. The population of this study was the students of
seventh grade academic year 2019/2020. The Population was 67 which distributed
in three classes there are VII-1, VII-2, and VII-3. The sample consisted of 42
students selected by using simple random sampling technique. The samples were
divided into those 2 classes, the experimental group consisting of 21 students and
taught by using chain drill technique and the control group consisting of 21
students taught using conventional method. The instrument of collecting the data
in this research was oral test about descriptive text. The data was analyzed by
using t-test formula. The result showed that t-test was greater than t-table
(16,66>2,021) with the level of significant 0,05 and degree of freedom (df) = 40. It
means that students were taught by using chain drill technique is higher than
applying conventional method. Based on the finding above, it can be said the
alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected
