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Improving Students' Speaking Ability By Using Escape Room Technuque At The Eight Grade Of SMP Yabes Medan.
This research aimed to improve students’ speaking ability by using Escape Room
technique at the eighth grade of SMP Yabes Medan. The researcher applied
Classroom Action Research (CAR) which consisted of two cycles, and each cycle
included planning, action, observation, and reflection. The subjects of this
research were 28 students of class VIII. Two types of data were collected in this
study, quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative data were obtained through
speaking tests, while qualitative data were gathered through interviews,
observations, and documentation. Researcher used speaking test to collect the
quantitative data, meanwhile in qualitative data, researcher used interview,
observation, and documentation. After conduction two cycles, the findings
showed the mean score of students’ speaking test increased from 74,64% in the
first cycle to 86,96%. In addition, classroom atmosphere became more engaging
and enjoyable, which reduced students’ anxiety in speaking English and also
provides a fun and interactive learning environment that encourages students to
use English more actively in communication. It can be concluded that the use of
Escape Room technique significantly improved students’ speaking ability.
Keywords: speaking ability, Escape Room technique, classroom action research,
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