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The influence of the show and tell learning method on
speaking skills in class IV students learning
Indonesian Elementary School of Kebayoran Lama
Selatan 12
Rudi Ritonga
Trilogy University, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia
rudi_ritonga@trilogi.ac.id
INFO ARTIKEL
ABSTRACT
Article history:
Accepted: 3 March 2023
Reviced: 14 June 2023
Approved: 27 October 2023
Available online: 1 January
2024
This research aims to find out how influential the application of the show
and tell learning method is on the speaking skills of class IV students at SDN
Negeri Kebayoran Lama Selatan 12. The method used in this research is
experimental. The research started from observations and interviews at
school and then formulated a problem formulation with references from
several journals, e-books and books. then continued with trials and
comparing learning outcomes using conventional methods and after using
the show and call method. From the results of the research, it can be seen
that the number of students whose scores did not reach KKM in speaking
skills using conventional learning and then using the show and tell method
was 19 students, decreasing to 5 students with a percentage of 56%. Then
further research was carried out using the show and tell method to obtain
successful results. students 71.42% of which the value increased 15.42%.
Keywords:
Show and Tell Learning
Method,
Speaking Skills
©2024, Rudi Ritonga
This is an open access article under CC BY-SA license
1. Introduction
Speaking skills are skills used in everyday life to interact and convey what is felt and
needed. As stated (Andayani, 2015), speaking skills function to convey information, ideas or
ideas from a speaker (communicator) to a listener (communicant). When speaking, in order for
listeners to receive information well, someone must convey the message correctly and clearly.
Speaking skills have almost the same function, to communicate, convey thoughts or ideas
and for interaction needs in everyday life. It can be understood that speaking aims to help
humans communicate. Communication is the sending and receiving of news or messages
between two or even more people so that the message can be understood and conveyed well.
Therefore, a person must experience a learning process to communicate because language is
not a natural science that humans acquire. A teacher must apply good and correct speaking
methods so that they can serve as an example for students and become a means for students to
improve their speaking skills. Teachers must train children's speaking through supportive
methods and techniques.
Based on observations made by researchers, the obstacles encountered at SD Negeri
Kebayoran Lama Selatan 12 in learning Indonesian in fourth grade were students' obstacles in
making a sentence and saying it in front of the class, there were several grammatical errors,
several errors in pronouncing words, communication. which is not at all understood, there are
errors in the language. Students' speaking skills cannot be considered to have achieved the
expected goals. After paying attention, it turned out that students did not like asking questions
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and chose to be quiet and listen to the teacher's explanation. This makes students less skilled at
communicating with teachers.
Furthermore, through the results of observations, researchers also saw the learning process
using the lecture method and classic note-taking techniques. This was due to the lack of new
ideas and teacher creativity in packaging learning material in an interesting way or method so
that it influenced the improvement of students' skills. As a result, the information conveyed
during learning is less conveyed and sticks with students and students' speaking skills become
weak.
Learning speaking skills in elementary school must be facilitated by teachers who make
learning fun so that students can more easily master the learning. As stated by (Andayani,
2015), a teacher should master the material and skills in teaching, and be able to teach
knowledge to students, have a lot of experience, know various speaking techniques, and be
able to practice them in teaching speaking. In line with this (Maruti, 2016) also said that in
learning Indonesian teachers must pay attention to three components, namely planning,
implementation and evaluation. Planning includes activities (1) preparing learning scenarios;
(2) determining learning materials; (3) determining learning media or tools; (4) design of task
formation and learning evaluation and (5) design of class organization. Learning
implementation activities contain activities that have been previously designed. Then the
learning evaluation activities contain process assessment activities to measure learning
outcomes.
From the explanation above, it can be seen that learning speaking skills in elementary
school cannot be separated from the teacher's ability. Therefore, students need to receive
intensive direction and guidance from the teacher. This needs to be done through testing and
practice for students and providing the widest possible opportunities for students to develop
potential related to the skills being studied. In classroom learning, students prefer activities
that are related to everyday life and use language that is easy for children to understand. When
learning material is linked to things that students know, students will actively express their
opinions and ideas regarding this matter.
A skill cannot be taught to students by just lecturing, but more than that, teachers need to
provide direct experience to students (learning by doing). Learning methods that are
considered capable of improving speaking skills in elementary school are methods that meet
the criteria for achieving goals, (Andayani, 2015) explains several criteria for learning
methods, namely being relevant to the goal, making it easier for students to understand the
material, then teachers and students can develop process skills material, students can apply
learning experiences, teachers can attract students' attention to learning, can develop students'
skills, can be easily implemented and create a pleasant learning atmosphere. If there is a
connection between learning methods and experiences, the means of realizing learning
experiences should be to use methods that have been designed for implementing certain
learning.
From the several theories above, it can be seen that teachers must be skilled in choosing
methods in order to help students deepen their own speaking skills. Communicating is
important and speaking skills can really help students to apply communication well in
everyday life. Teachers can act as facilitators and motivators who can help students acquire
optimal speaking skills. The method that can be used is the show and tell method. Show and
tell is the activity of showing and explaining/telling to the audience. Kindergartens and
elementary schools usually use the show and tell method to develop public speaking.
As stated by (Kaltsum, 2018) entitled "Application of the Show and Tell Discussion
Method in Improving Communication Skills in Grade 3 Elementary School Students" which
concluded that the show and tell method could improve communication skills in Grade III
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students at SDN Jati Sidoarjo. This can be seen from the reduced level of difficulty faced by
students when conveying what they have read and expressing their opinions using the students'
own language. Then it can also be proven that students' communication skills are increasing
and students are increasingly mastering their language.
Meanwhile (Rosita, 2019) stated through the results of her research entitled "Increasing
Children's Self-Confidence Through the Show and Tell Method in Group B2 Taudatul Atfhal
Perwanida Kemangsen Balongbendo Sidoarjo" stating that using the show and tell method
during the learning process can produce a percentage of completeness in learning and can
increase students' self-confidence in accordance with expectations.
Through previous research, it can be seen that the show and tell method can help teachers
to increase students' activeness in class when studying, increase students' communication skills
and also increase students' self-confidence. However, this cannot be separated from a teacher's
ability to become a facilitator in the classroom learning process.
From the explanation above, this research focuses on the influence of the show and tell
learning method on speaking skills in fourth grade students at SDN Kebayoran Lama Selatan
12. Speaking skills are important to support daily life, where speaking can help someone to
convey something. However, because this material raises a lot of discussion about tragedies or
events and is related to the teacher's ability to teach so that children do not get bored, it is very
important to have a learning environment that supports students' interest in learning. especially
in local history material.
2. Method
The research method used in this research is an experimental method, which means
examining the effect of treatment on behavior that arises as a result of treatment. The
experimental research method is one of the methods in quantitative research. According to
(Payadnya & Jayantika, 2018) experiments are intended to manipulate, meaning changing the
way it is carried out (treatment). The implementation of this research is manipulation, meaning
that one or more causal relationships are carried out in the experimental group and comparing
the results with groups that were not manipulated.
The design used in this research is a quasi-experimental design. According to (Payadnya
& Jayantika, 2018) quasi-experimental research or quasi-experimental research is
experimental research that is not as strong as pure experimentation. Then, if there are many
types of variables that cannot be controlled, it is called a quasi-experiment. The development
of true experimental design is a form of design from difficult experiments.
This research uses a quasi-experimental design, namely Pretest-Posttest Only Control
Group Design, where the researcher gives an initial test (pre-test) before the research begins to
obtain residual values, then to draw research conclusions, the researcher carries out post-test
activities.
3. Result and Discussion
This research was carried out to determine the effect of the show and tell method on the
speaking skills of class IV students at SDN 09 Pagi Duren Tiga. In this study, many samples
were taken, namely class IV with a total of 35 students. This research includes experimental
research with a quasi-experimental or quasi-experimental pattern because this research aims to
find out the causes and effects and how big the effect of using a method or treatment is to
improve students' abilities in a particular field. The procedure used in this research is to
provide teaching using the show and tell method which can involve all students to participate.
In the initial stage of the research, the researcher, assisted by the homeroom teacher, gave a
pre-test assignment which aimed to find out how much students were capable of speaking
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skills. Then, after the pre-test was given to the students, the researchers began to observe and
assess the results of the students' speaking abilities using conventional learning methods. From
the results, researchers can find out how much students are capable of speaking skills. Then
the researcher was assisted by the homeroom teacher to plan the next lesson using the show
and tell method, where the learning was still carried out by the homeroom teacher and the
researcher observed and helped provide grades for student learning outcomes and carried out
the learning to be used as a post-test assessment.
The results of the post-test that have been obtained are used by researchers as a basis for
finding out the differences and effects that occur if learning is varied using the show and tell
method. Based on the test method, in this case the researcher provides a learning outcomes test
in the form of practice in which students display their speaking skills according to the child's
experience and schemata according to the theme being used. Teachers also participate when
students show their abilities by stimulating, motivating and providing direction so that students
learn well and correctly.
The results of the research and data collection were then calculated using the SPSS
application, stating that the data was normally distributed and homogeneous. Then proceed
with determining the hypothesis using manual calculations with the t-test formula which
shows that there is a significant influence from the use of the show and tell method on the
speaking ability of class IV students at SDN 09 Pagi Duren Tiga. This shows that the results of
each student's ability to apply methods that can stimulate are quite satisfactory compared to
using conventional standard methods which only provide challenging tasks to students. Which
can be seen from the t-count > t-table value, so Hₒ is rejected and Hᵢ is accepted. Which means
there is an influence of applying the show and tell method on the speaking skills of class IV
students at SDN 09 Pagi Duren Tiga. As stated by (Siti Ulfiyani, 2016) that Indonesian
language learning must be creative, fun and teachers must be innovative so that learning
objectives are achieved.
Show and tell is one method that teachers can use to develop students' speaking skills.
This can be proven by the average score obtained at the end of the test, namely 3.5, which is
categorized as good and almost perfect. Compared to previous learning without using a
method (pre-test) with a result of 2.8. After calculating it, it can be seen that the success score
obtained by students during the pre-test was 56% and the post-test was 71.42%, there was an
increase of 15.42%, which is a quite significant increase in score. Therefore, by applying the
show and tell method which can adapt to experience and knowledge, it can improve students'
speaking skills in learning Indonesian.
4. Conclusion
Based on the results of quantitative experimental research using observation, interviews
and test techniques carried out at SDN KEBAYORAN LAMA SELATAN 12 regarding
speaking skills in Indonesian language learning for the 2020/2021 academic year, several
conclusions can be drawn. In accordance with the data obtained by researchers, when carrying
out speaking skills learning activities in Indonesian language subjects, it can be seen that
grades are not only obtained through writing or material. Where students carry out practice to
show students' speaking abilities.
Factors that influence students' speaking abilities include, students will be more active if
there is good stimulus from the teacher. Then it is easier for students to express sentences
based on experiences and things related to students' daily lives. Some students have difficulty
telling or stating a sentence if they are not given a good stimulus, moreover students have to
think for themselves what they will say. Students can also experience difficulties if they have
to convey a sentence about something that is new to them or even just found out about it
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sentence that the student can convey.
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