THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FINE ART ACTIVITY ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY

Abstrak

The objective of this research was to get an empirical evidence of the effectiveness of
using picture series toward students’ speaking ability in describing thing. The total sample of
this study was 60 students. The method used in this research was a quantitative method. The
design was a quasi-experimental study and the primary instrument of this research was a test.
The result of the research showed a significant difference between the two classes’ in the
final mean score of the post-test of the experimental class was 76.5, while the post-test means
score of the controlled class was 73.1. The test of hypothesis showed that sig. 2 tailed (p) was
0.001 while alpha (α) was 0.005 (0.001 < 0.005). Therefore, it can be concluded that the use
of Fine Art Activity can affect students’ speaking ability of seventh grade at SMP Negeri 13
South Tangerang.