THE USE OF TEST-TEACH-TEST APPROACH TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO MAKE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Abstract

This research aims at finding out whether or not the use of Test-Teach-Test approach can improve the second-year students’ ability of MAN 2 Kota Palu to make conditional sentences. One group pre-experimental research design is used in this research. It consists of an experimental group only without control group. The sample is the second-year students of IBB class of MAN 2 Kota Palu. It contains 23 students selected by using total sampling technique. The instrument of collecting data is test. The test covers pretest and posttest. The pretest was distributed in the first meeting which has purpose to find out the students’ prior knowledge of making conditional sentences especially type 1. Afterward, the posttest was administered that aims to find out the students’ understanding after giving six meetings of treatment. Moreover, the data were analyzed statistically by using t-test formula. Regarding to the result of the data, it shows that the mean score of pretest is 51.6. Furthermore, the posttest’s mean score is 87. It indicates that the mean score increased. Additionally, the researcher uses 0.05 level of significance and 22 degree of freedom (df). Thus, the t-counted is 8.95, while the t-table is 2.074. Hence, the hypothesis is accepted. To sum up, the use of Test-Teach-Test approach can improve the second-year students’ ability of MAN 2 Kota Palu to make conditional sentences.

Keywords: Improving; Conditional Sentences Type 1; Test-Teach-Test Approach