The Effect of Using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) Software on Students’ Speaking Ability at SMA N 1 Solok Selatan

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10.2991/assehr.k.200819.059How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software, speaking ability

Abstract

This research is aimed at finding out the influence of using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software on students’ speaking ability. Related to the aim of the research, an experimental method is carried out in SMA N 1 Solok Selatan at grade tenth. The population was all the tenth grade students of social program in 2018/2019 academic year. Two out of three classes consisting of 30 students from each were taken as the sample by applying cluster random sampling. They were class X IS 3 as the experimental group and class X IS 2 as the control group. Before giving the treatment, both of the groups were given pre-test to see the students’ speaking ability before they had the treatment. For the treatment, the experimental group was learning speaking using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software media, while the control group was learning speaking using pictorial media. After conducting the treatment, a post-test of speaking ability was administered, then the participants’ achievement in both tests were compared. The instruments of this research were questionnaire and speaking test. The result of this research found that there was a significant effect in students’ speaking ability using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software. The students using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software showed higher scores than those who did not. They speak more using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software, therefore it improved their speaking ability. The result from questionnaire also illustrated that most of the students in the experimental group considered learning speaking using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software is useful and helpful. In conclusion, using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software contributes to the achievement of students’ speaking ability in SMA N 1 Solok Selatan. Therefore, it is recommended that teachers apply Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) software in teaching speaking.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wiwik Rince Jelita
AU  - Mukhaiyar
AU  - Desvalini Anwar
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/19
TI  - The Effect of Using Cartoon Story Maker (CSM) Software on Students’ Speaking Ability at SMA N 1 Solok Selatan
BT  - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Languages and Arts (ICLA-2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 292
EP  - 297
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200819.059
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200819.059
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