The Effectiveness of Independent Learning Method on Students’ Speaking Achievement at Christian University of Indonesia Jakarta
Daftar Isi:
- This study is about the effectiveness of independent learning method on students’ speaking achievement, and it was done to know whether independent learning method is effective on improving students’speaking achievement. The method of this study was classroom action research, and it was done at the Christian University of Indonesia located on Jl. Mayjen Sutoyo No. 2 Cawang, East Jakarta. The subject of this study was the fourth-semester students of English Department. Speaking test, documentation using an audiovisual recorder, diary note, and observation sheet were used as instruments of this study. The data taken were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed. The results of the study show that there is an improvement on students’ speaking achievement (51.07%), it means that independent learning method is effective in improving students’speaking achievement. Then it is concluded the students’ speaking ability improved when they were taught using independent learning method, so it is suggested that teachers should apply independent learning as one of the strategies to improve students’ speaking skill.