scholarly journals An Investigation on Perceived Anxiety and Speaking Skills: the Case of Indonesian EFL Student Teachers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ridwan ◽  
Jihan Nabilah
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
English Education ◽  
T Test ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Speaking Skills

The aims of this study were to explore any possible existence of linkage between perceived anxiety and speaking skills, and to determine any significant difference in speaking skills between the students who got higher level of speaking anxiety and those who were in lower level of speaking anxiety. This research employed a quantitative method. Sixty-nine second semester student teachers of the English Education Department of Borneo Tarakan University were taken as the sample of this research. Data were collected using questionnaire, speaking test, and interview. Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) questionnaire developed by Horwitz et al. (1986) was used to rate students’ perceived anxiety and speaking test was carried out to assess students’ speaking skills. The Pearson product moment correlation and the independent sample t-test were employed in analyzing the acquired data. The result of this study showed that, first, there was no relationship between speaking anxiety and speaking skills because the r-test value (0.221) was lower than the r-table (0.235) and the sig. value for 2-tailed (0.068) was higher than the level of significance (0.05) which indicated there was no relationship. Second, the students who were in higher level of anxiety got better speaking skills (mean score: 65.6) than those who were in lower level of anxiety (59.7). The result of Independent sample t-test proved that the sig. value for 2-tailed (0.152) was higher than the level of significance (0.05). The result of the interview confirmed that internal and external factors affected the students’ speaking skills. Those factors were psychological state (lack of confidence, discourage, anxiety itself), linguistic knowledge (limited vocabulary, poor grammar, mispronunciation), general knowledge (topics being discussed), performance situations (time, preparation, amount of support), and the learning atmosphere (classroom climate).

scholarly journals DOES THE USE OF GUIDED QUESTIONS IN TUTORIAL SYSTEM IMPROVES STUDENTS� SPEAKING ABILITY?

Al-Lisan ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-110
Author(s):  
Sukmawati Yasin
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Tutorial System ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Alternative Hypotheses ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level Of Significance

This research aimed to find out whether or not the use of guided questions in Tutorial System improved the students� speaking ability of Easy Speak. Easy Speak was an English course situated in Makassar. The method of this research was pre-experimental. In collecting data, the researcher used speaking test in pre-test and post-test. The population of the research was 737 students. In this research, the researcher used purposive sampling technique which consisted of 25 students. The results of this research showed that the mean score of pre-test were 62,17 and 75,15 in post-test and the value of t-test was 7,23 which is greater than t-table 2.05 at the level of significance (a) = 0.05, so the null hypotheses was rejected, and alternative hypotheses (H1) was accepted. The researcher concluded that there was significant difference of the students� speaking ability of Easy Speak after giving treatment using guided questions.

scholarly journals Use of Maple Software to Reduce Student Teachers’ Errors in Differential Calculus

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-46
Author(s):  
Sallah E.K. ◽  
Joshua K.S. ◽  
Alex O.
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Differential Calculus ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The study was conducted on the use of Maple software to reduce student teachers’ errors in Differential Calculus at Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Volta Region - Ghana. The research design for the study was quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design. Convenience and simple random sampling techniques were employed to obtain a sample of 104 student teachers, which comprised 53 student teachers in the control group and 51 in the experimental group. Test items were the instruments used for data gathering. Descriptive, paired samples t-test and independent samples t-test were used in analyzing data. Descriptive content error analysis revealed that student teachers committed many conceptual, procedural and technical errors when solving tasks in the differential calculus. The results also indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between student teachers’ of the experimental group exposed to the use of Maple software in learning differential calculus to control groups exposed to traditional methods. Consequently, it was recommended that Maple assisted instruction be incorporated in the teaching and learning of differential calculus in the school; and also there is the need for the mathematics teachers in the school to employ blended teaching approaches, in which Maple software are used simultaneously to enhance teaching of mathematics concepts.

scholarly journals The Effect of Culture – Based Approach in Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension on Spoof Text

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-171
Author(s):  
Rudi Suherman ◽  
Ana Yusyfiana
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Percent Level ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Alternative Choice ◽  
Experimental Group

This research was intended to investigate the effect of a culture-based approach in improving students’ reading comprehension on spoof text. For that purpose, a true experimental study was applied to the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 1 Soreang. The sample of this study was 88 students from that school. These students were divided equally into the control and experimental group. The experimental group was given the Culture-Based Approach (CBA) as the treatment in comprehending the text.  The students’ scores of pre-test and post-test from both groups were statistically analyzed and compared by the T-test. The findings could be summarized that generally, students from the experimental group gained better achievement than from the control group on their post-test scores. The data analysis also showed that there was a significant difference between the mean score of the pre-test (53.45) and the post-test (58.39.). Furthermore, the result of the t-test (5.707) was relatively higher than the t- table (2.018) for a 0.5 percent level of significance. It indicated that the students’ achievement was significantly improved after the treatment of using a Culture-Based Approach. Thus, it is recommended that a Culture-Based Approach should be considered as an alternative choice for English teachers in teaching spoof text.

scholarly journals Technologies Available for Empowering Women in Cassava Production in Abia States, Nigeria

1970 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-235
Author(s):  
C. I. Ugboaja ◽  
N. C. Ezebuiro
Keyword(s):  
High Reliability ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cassava Production ◽  
Measuring Scale ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Research Assistants

The study assessed the technologies available for empowering women in cassava production in Abia State. The objectives were to determine the availability and utilization of technologies for empowering women in cassava production. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection which was developed on a 4-point measuring scale and was validated by peer review of researchers in agricultural extension. Reliability was established by the Cronbach’s alpha which gave co-efficient of r ∝ = 0.74 indicating a high reliability. Multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 240 and the extension filed officers were used as research assistants to facilitate the administration and retrieval of the questionnaire. Data analysis was achieved with the use of descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean which referenced x = 2.50 as the benchmark and inferential statistics as t-test at 0.050 level of significance. The findings revealed that majority (x = 2.56) agreed that technologies were available for empowering women in cassava production while (x = 2.03) indicated that the extent women were empowered utilizing technologies for cassava production was low. The t- test of no mean significant difference was not rejected because t = 0.01 at P ≥ 0.05 which indicated no mean difference between availability and utilization of technologies for empowering women cassava producers. On the basis of the findings the study recommended that more extension field personnel should be employed and retrained on how to train women on how to use the technologies.Keywords: women, empowerment, cassava, production

scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON INTROVERT AND EXTROVERT STUDENTS PERSONALITY IN ENGLISH LISTENING SCORES

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
Yessi Travolta ◽  
Mulyadi . ◽  
Imranuddin .
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
English Education ◽  
T Test ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Independent Group ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Education Study ◽  
The Mean

The objectives of this research were to investigate whether there were any significant differences between introvert and extrovert students on their listening score and to find out which of the students who have better in English listening scores. This research was a descriptive comparative research. The samples of this research were 66 students consisting of 33 introvert students and 33 extrovert students at the fourth semester students of English education study program in Bengkulu University. The instruments of this research were personality questionnaire by Laney (2002) was used to determine the introvert and extrovert personality, and TOEIC Listening simulation was used to find out the students’ listening scores. The researcher used SPSS Independent Group t-test with significant level 0.05. The result of the analysis indicated that Sig. P (2-tailed) was 0.003 > 0.05. Furthermore, the computation showed that the mean score of introvert was 364.39, and the mean score of extrovert was 322.12. Therefore, the mean score of introvert group was higher than extrovert group. It could be concluded that the results of the research were: (1) There was significant difference between introvert and extrovert students on their English listening scores, (2) The introvert students have better in English listening score than the extrovert students.

scholarly journals Borneo Ultimate Frisbee Team: Agility and Speed in Relation with Playing Position

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Nur Khairunisa Abu Talip ◽  
Datu Md Muallim Datu Moksan ◽  
Kristen Chou
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Speed Performance ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Ultimate Frisbee ◽  
Level Of Significance

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate a arising Borneo Frisbee team named Ultras on agility and speed performance in relation to the playing position of Ultimate Frisbee players. Sixteen (N=16) athletes (8 handlers and 8 cutters) participated in the present study, and the age ranged between 19 to 24 years old. Each athlete was tested with the 505 agility test and 30-meter sprint test to measure agility and speed. The level of significance was set at .05 (p<.05). The obtained data was analysed using SPSS 22.0. Independent Sample T-Test was employed to compare the differences in agility and speed between handlers and cutters. Results showed that there is no significance difference in agility between handlers and cutters (playing position) (p=.192) and no significant difference in speed between handlers and cutters (playing positions) (p=.522). The mean of the results showed that handlers were approximately 14.16% more agile than cutters, while cutters were approximately 49.37% faster in horizontal speed than handlers. Keywords: Ultimate Frisbee, agility, speed, playing position, handlers, cutters.

scholarly journals Examining the Role of Video-Recorded Speaking Task in Enhancing Students’ Oral Productive Skill

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-218
Author(s):  
Siti Nurul Azkiya ◽  
Rahmi Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Task

ABSTRACTThe teaching of speaking in Indonesian schools faces some problems such as limited amount of practice and feedback and students’ anxiety. Addressing this issue, therefore, this study was aimed at examining the role of video-recorded speaking task in improving students’ oral productive skill measured through a speaking test and understand students’ response on the use of the task through a questionnaire. It was a quasi-experimental study, the sample of which was 87 tenth grade students of one senior high selected through a purposive sampling technique and randomly assigned into experimental and controlled classes. The test served as a pretest administered at the beginning and as a posttest distributed at the end of the treatment, which data were analyzed using t-test. The effectiveness of the treatment was analyzed from the posttest and gained scores, which findings revealed higher achievements of the experimental group. In addition, students were happy to do this task. These findings mean that video-recorded speaking task play roles in enhancing students’ oral productive skill and support previous studies on the effectiveness of video-recorded speaking tasks.  ABSTRAKPengajaran berbicara di banyak sekolah di Indonesia menghadapi berbagai masalah, diantaranya terbatasnya waktu untuk praktik keterampilan berbicara dan feedback oleh guru serta keengganan siswa untuk berlatih. Untuk menjawab tantangan, studi ini ditujukan untuk menguji peran tugas berbicara yang divideokan dan pendapat siswa terhadap diberlakukannya tugas ini. Studi ini menggunakan desain kuasi-experiment dengan purposive sampling yang kemudian secara acak dibagi menjadi kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Tes dilakukan 2 kali sebagai pretest dan posttest, di mana data posttest dan gain score dianalisis menggunaan uji t-test. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa nilai keterampilan berbicara kelas eksperimen secara signifikan lebih tinggi. Selain itu, siswa juga senang mengerjakan tugas ini. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa pemberian tugas berbicara dengan divideokan bisa meningkatkan kemampuan produktif secara oral dan mendukung temuan terdahulu terkait efektifitas tugas berbicara yang divideokan.     How to Cite: Azkiyah, S. N., Rahayu, R. (2018). Examining the Role of Video-Recorded Speaking Task in Enhancing Students’ Oral Productive Skill. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 5(2), 204-218. doi:10.15408/ijee.v5i2.11193.

scholarly journals USING VIDEO BLOG IN TEACHING SPEAKING

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jahid Marzuki ◽  
Sitti Nurpahmi
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
English Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Final Score ◽  
Speaking Performance ◽  
Academic Year

The objective of the research is to find out whether or not video blog can improve the speaking ability of the students of English Education Department of FTK UINAM in academic year 2017/2018.  The researcher applied pre-experimental method, with one group pretest and posttest design which employed speaking test to find out the students’ speaking performance in terms of accuracy. The sample consisted of 20 students used purposive sampling technique taken from the population of the second semester students of Sulawesi Flight. The result of the data analysis indicated that there was significant difference of students’ speaking performance before and after being trained through video blog. It is proved by result of statistical analysis of the level significance 0.05 with degree of freedom (df) =  N-1 = 20-1 = 19 which indicated that t-test value of final score I speaking ability (13.309) was greater than t-table (2.093). Therefore, video blog can improve speaking performance of the students.

scholarly journals EFL Student Teachers’ Speaking Anxiety: the Case in One English Teacher Education Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-75
Author(s):  
Mukhlash Abrar ◽  
F Failasofah ◽  
Nunung Fajaryani ◽  
M Masbirorotni
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Education Program ◽  
English Education ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Second Year

ABSTRACT This present study examined student teachers’ Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA) associated with gender and proficiency differences. The participants of the study were 72 second-year EFL student teachers at the English teacher education program of one public university in Jambi, Indonesia. A close-ended questionnaire developed from Syakur (1987) and Horwitz et al, (1986) was administered to the participants to explore their FLSA. The results indicated that EFL student teachers are highly anxious when speaking English. Furthermore, the findings revealed that there is no statistical difference between male and female student teachers on FLSA. On the contrary, proficiency does affect EFL learners’ anxiety wherein more proficient students seem to be less nervous to speak. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini membahas kecemasan berbicara bahasa asing (FLSA) siswa yang dihubungkan dengan perbedaan jenis kelamin dan kecakapan berbahasa Inggris. Jumlah peserta dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 72 mahasiswa tahun kedua pada program studi pendidikan bahasa Inggris di salah satu universitas negeri di Jambi. Kuesioner tertutup diberikan kepada peserta penelitian untuk mengetahui FLSA mereka. Hasil penelitian mengindikasikan bahwa siswa pembelajar bahasa asing (EFL) sangat cemas ketika berbicara bahasa Inggris. Selain itu, hasil juga menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada perbedaan statistik yang signifikan pada FLSA antara siswa laki-laki dan perempuan. Sebaliknya, tingkat kecakapan sangat mempengaruhi kecemasan siswa EFL dimana siswa yang mempunyai kecakapan dalam bahasa Inggris terlihat tidak terlalu cemas untuk berbicara. How to Cite: Abrar, M. Failasofah. Fajaryani, N. Masbirorotni. (2016). EFL Student Teachers’ Speaking Anxiety: the Case in One English Teacher Education Program. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 3(1), 60-75. doi:10.15408/ijee.v3i1.3619 Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/ijee.v3i1.3619

PERSONALITY TYPE TENDENCY TOWARD STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ANXIETY

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Balqis Husain ◽  
Megawati Basri ◽  
Jasmal Martora ◽  
Amrin Sibua ◽  
Irwan Gogasa
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Personality Test ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety ◽  
English Speaking

Pupils at the eleventh grade of SMA N 1 Morotai have different personality types, most of whom often feel anxious when speaking. This research is aimed at finding out whether or not introvert and extrovert personality types have correlation with pupils’ level of anxiety in speaking English. This research is quantitative in nature, using causal- correlative method. The population of the research was all pupils in the seventh grade of SMA N 1 Pulau Morotai. The total number of population was 140 pupils but 105 pupils were selected to participate as the sample of this research. In choosing the sample, the researchers applied Krejchie- Morgan’s table with 5% error rate. In terms of data analysis, the researchers took two instrument tests; namely personality test and level of anxiety during English speaking test. To know the personality types of the pupils, the researchers utilized Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) test. Questionnaire of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), on the other hand, was used to know the students’ level of anxiety. Result of hypothesis testing analysis shows that there was no significant difference in the level of speaking anxiety between the pupils who have introvert and extrovert personality types. The value of sig 0.264 was found to be higher than α = 0.05.

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