THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN SPEAKING ACCURACY AND FLUENCY AT SMA NEGERI 9 GOWA

Authors

  • Andi Atika Putri Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar
  • Nurdevi Bte Abdul Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar
  • Sujariati Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56983/jlta.v1i1.172

Keywords:

Speaking Ability, Accuracy, Fluency

Abstract

The purpose of this research aimed at finding out the students’ ability in speaking accuracy and fluency at SMA Negeri 9 Gowa class X IIS 1. The research used a descriptive quantitative method. The subject of this research was students in SMA Negeri 9 Gowa in tenth grade. The data of the research was collected through speaking tests in oral test form. The result of the research for speaking accuracy showed from 24 students’ there was 1 student (4.17%) who belonged to ‘excellent’ category, 4 students (16.67%) who belonged to ‘good’ category, 6 students (25%) who belonged to ‘fairly good’ category, 6 students (25%) who belonged to ‘poor’ category and 7 students (29.17%) who belonged to ‘very poor’ category. The mean score for speaking accuracy for students in SMA Negeri 9 Gowa at tenth grade was 5.6 which means the level of speaking accuracy of students was categorized as fair level. While for speaking fluency, the result of the research showed from 24 students’ there was 1 student (4.17%) who belonged to ‘excellent’ category, 4 students (16.67%) who belonged to ‘good’ category, 8 students (33.33%) who belonged to ‘fairly good’ category, 5 students (20.83%) who belonged to ‘poor’ category and 6 students (25%) who belonged to ‘very poor’ category. The mean score of speaking fluency of students in SMA Negeri 9 Gowa at tenth grade was 5.9 which mean it was categorized as fair level.

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Published

2021-01-19

How to Cite

Putri, A. A., Bte Abdul, N., & Sujariati. (2021). THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN SPEAKING ACCURACY AND FLUENCY AT SMA NEGERI 9 GOWA. Journal of Language Testing and Assessment, 1(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.56983/jlta.v1i1.172