THE EFFECT OF PEER-INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE ON GRADE TEN STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL

Abstract

The objective of this research is to prove that the use of Peer Interview Technique is effective to
develop the X grade students’ speaking skill at SMAN Model Terpadu Madani Palu. The method
of this research is quasi experimental research design which involved two groups of students as
experimental group and control group. The samples were selected by using purposive sampling
technique. The samples are the students of X2 as the experimental group and X1 as the control
group. The instruments of this research is a test. The test was given to the samples as pretest and
posttest in the form of oral test. The result of the data analysis indicates that there was a significant
difference between the result of pretest and posttest. The mean score result of experimental class
significantly developed from 52.00 to 76.00. Meanwhile, the mean score of control class
developed from 52.00 to 57.00. Based on the result of the pretest and posttest, it is found that the tvalue
is 8.42. By applying degree of freedom (df) 60 and 0.05 level of significance, it is found that
the t-table is 1.967. It means that t-value (8.42) is higher than t-table (1.967). Furthermore, it clarifies
that the hypothesis is accepted. Thus, Peer Interview Technique is effective to develop the X grade
students’ speaking skill at SMAN Model Terpadu Madani Palu.
Keyterms: Speaking Skill; Peer Interview technique