The Influence Of Audio Visual Media On Student’s Speaking Ability At Smk Negeri 1 Rantau Utara

Abstract

The formulation of the study in this research are : (1) How is the students’ speaking ability before using audio visual media?, (2) How is the students’ speaking ability after using audio visual media?, and (3) is there any significant influence between students’ speaking ability and audio visual media?. The objective of this study at finding out : (1) To find out the students’ speaking ability before using audio visual media, (2) To measure the students’ speaking ability after using audio visual media, and (3) To find out the influence of using audio visual media on students’ speaking ability. The population of the study are students of XI Accountancy of SMK Negeri I Rantau Utara Kabupaten Labuhanbatu, they consist of 125 students, while the sample was settled that according to Arikunto by taking 20% - 25%, in this case was taken 25% of the population as the sample. So, 31 students were the sample of the study. The instrument of data collection was the test, whereas the technique of data analysis that used was t-test. The research finding indicated: (1) The students’ speaking ability before using audio visual media, the point out mean score was 58.61 by higher scores was 71 and the lower scores was 45, (2) The students’ speaking ability after using audio visual media, the point out mean scores 68.35 by higher scores was 88 and the lower was scores 30, and, (3) Based on the statistic t-test enumeration was found the numeral in the amount of 6.543, meanwhile, t table values in the amount 2.46. It indicated that the hypothesis was presented by the writer that there is the significant influence of the students’ speaking ability in English both before using audio visual media and after using audio visual media can be accepted. It indicated that using audio visual media more effective for increasing the students’ speaking ability in English speaking.