Chapter 1 introduction

4. Research Activity 
(1) Pretest
The pretest for the experimental held on March 07
th
2014 test 
was conducted to measure the speaking ability of the sample. First, the 
researcher came to the class and explained what they were going to 

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do. Then, the researcher asked the students to perform in front of the 
class to speak orally one by one.
(2) Treatment
The researcher taught using finger puppets as the media of 
teaching for the treatment. Before asked the students to perform, the 
researcher given example how was using the media. The first 
treatment was given on March 11
th
2014 the second treatment was 
given on March 14
th
2014 2011. 
(3) Posttest
Post-test was conducted after treatments. Here, researcher 
asked the students did the same activities with the pre-test. The 
students were given the activity based on the topic. The post-test was 
conducted to know if there was the different score that achieved after 
giving the treatments. The posttest was conducted on March 17
th
2014 
2011. 
F. Data Collecting Method 
Data collecting method is a way how the needed data are collected. Data 
collecting is a systematic and standardized procedures to obtain the necessary data 
(Tanzeh, 2011:83). To collect the data, test was used as an instrument. 
Hence, the data of this study were collected by administering test. 
Arikunto (2010:193) explains “Tool is a space of question or exercise and other 

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tools that are used to measure the knowledge, kills, abilities or talent of the 
intelligentsia that is owned by an individual or group”. 
Ary et al (1985:189) sees a 
test is a set of stimuli presented to individual in order to elicit responses on the 
basis of which a numerical score can be assigned”. Test is as an instrument or 
procedure designed to elicit performance from the learners with the purpose of 
measuring their attainment of specified criteria.
In getting the data, class VII-A was become an experimental group. The 
researchers as teacher in this study teaches the students. In teaching learning 
process for the first meeting, the teacher gave pretest in speaking ability .In the 
second and third meeting, the teacher taught speaking by using finger puppets as 
media. In the last meeting, the teacher gave posttest in speaking ability to the 
students.