Improving Fourth Graders Students' Speaking Ability Through Meaning-Use-Form Framework

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk 1) mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan berbicara siswa, dan 2) mengetahui perilaku siswa dalam kegiatan belajar-mengajar. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif-kualitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 36 siswa kelas empat di SDIT Bustanul ‘Ulum Terbanggi Besar. Selain itu, tes berbicara dan lembar observasi digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode ini dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara siswa dan mendorong siswa untuk menjadi siswa yang aktif selama kegiatan belajar-mengajar berlangsung. Pembelajaran menggunakan metode ini disarankan bagi para guru karena memfasilitasi siswa untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara mereka. The aims of this study were 1) to find out the difference of students' speaking ability after they are taught through MUF Framework, 2) to investigate the students' engagement in the teaching learning activity of MUF Framework. The design was quantitative-qualitative research. The subjects of this research were 36 students of the fourth grade of SDIT Bustanul ‘Ulum Terbanggi Besar. Speaking tests were administered and observation sheets were filled to collect the data. The results show that MUF Framework significantly improves students' speaking ability and the students were active during the teaching learning activity through MUF Framework. This indicates that MUF Framework facilitates students to improve their speaking ability.