IMPROVING STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN SPEAKING BY USING STUDENTS TEAMS ACHIEVEMENT DIVISIONS (STAD) AT GRADE VII 2 STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 3 PEKANBARU
Abstract
This research report has a problem, purpose, method, result, and conclusion. The
problem is the students’ low achievement in speaking. The purpose is to explain whether
STAD can better improve students’ vocabulary mastery at the grade VII 2 students of Junior
High School 03 Pekanbaru and to explain the factors that influence changing of the
improvement of students’ Speaking skill by using STAD at the grade VII 2 students of Junior
High School 03 Pekanbaru. The method used is a classroom action research with two cycles
containing plan, action, observation, and reflection. The result shows that students’ low
achievement in speaking can be improved. Finally, the conclusion is that using STAD can
better improve students’ achievement in speaking.