PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PODCAST TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA SISWA KELAS IV SDN NO.19 INPRES LUAOR KABUPATEN MAJENE

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of using podcast media on the speaking skills of fourth-grade students at SDN No. 19 Inpres Luaor, Majene Regency. The method used is experimental research with a One-Group Pretest-Posttest design. The population in this study were fourth-grade students of SDN No. 19 Inpres Luaor consisting of 23 students. Data collection techniques used in this study were oral tests, observation sheets and documentation. The data analysis technique used was a descriptive analysis technique which included descriptive analysis and an inferential analysis technique which included normality testing and hypothesis testing. The results showed that the average pretest score of students was 11.57, while the posttest score increased to 25.48. The paired samples T-test showed a significance value (2-tailed) of 0.000, which means that there is a significant effect of using podcast media on students' speaking skills. Based on the results obtained, H₀ is rejected and H₁ is accepted. From these results, it can be concluded that podcast media has an effect on the speaking skills of fourth-grade students at SDN No. 19 Inpres Luaor.

Keywords: Learning Media, Speaking Skills, Podcast Media.