THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION STRATEGY TO IMPROVE SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 3 TANJUNG RAJA
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- ABSTRACT This study aimed to find out: (1) whether or not there was a significant difference in speaking achievement after the students were taught by using environmental observation strategy and (2) whether or not there was a significant difference in speaking achievement between the students who were taught by using environmental observation strategy and those who were not. Quasi-experimental design was used in this study. The sample of this study was 72 students of tenth graders of SMA Negeri 3 Tanjung Raja which were taken by using convenience sampling method. They were divided into experimental group and control group. To collect the data, each group was assigned a pre-test and a post-test. The data were analyzed by using paired sample and independent sample t-test through SPSS version 25. The result of this study showed: (1) there was a significant difference in speaking achievement of the experimental group after they were taught by using environmental observation strategy; mean of post-test and pre-test was 67.64 and 53.69, the significance value was 0.000 (ρ-value<0.05), and (2) there was a significant difference in speaking achievement between the students who were taught by using environmental observation strategy and those who were not. The mean difference of the experimental group was greater than the control group (67.64>53.17). It can be concluded that environmental observation strategy is effective to enhance students’ speaking achievement. Keywords: Environmental Observation Strategy, Speaking Achievement, Spoken Descriptive