Eva Abdillah , 2201413112 (2017) THE USE OF HIDDEN PICTURE AND NOUGHTS CROSSES GAMES FOR IMPROVING EFL STUDENTS` SPEAKING ABILITY IN DESCRIBING PEOPLE. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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The aims of this study were to know the use of Hidden Picture and Noughts Crosses games affect the students` score of speaking ability focus describing people and to know the significant difference between the group who learned using Hidden Picture and who learned using Noughts Crosses. According to the English teacher of SMA N 2 Batang, especially who teaches the eleventh grades, they usually used the material with teacher explanation, drilling method or book guidance. In result, the students` ability only stuck or even getting worst. Based on the problems faced by the students, the researcher designed experimenal research using Hidden Picture and Noughts Crosses. The population of this study was the eleventh grade of SMA N 2 Batang. The sample of this study was chosen randomly; XI Science 3 as try out group, XI Science 4 as experiment group, and XI Science 5 as control group. The number students of try out group were 38, in experiment were 33, and control group were 33. In the experimental group, they were given Hidden Picture game as the medium to help in describing people, and the control group was given Noughts Crosses game. Hidden Picture game is the game where one of students in each group is demanded to guess what the picture about with giving any kind of clue from other students. Whereas Noughts Crosses is a board game that can be played using the board or paper by drawing three or even nine box frames. Each box contained a different picture of people which has to be guest by other students The result of this research can be seen in the following data: the mean score of pre-test of the experimental group was 50,69 while in the control group was 48,0. In post-test, the mean score of experimental group was 73,20 and the control group was 68,0. From the score we can assume that the score of Hidden Picture game was higher, in other word, Hidden Picture was more effective technique rather than Noughts Crosses. However, before applying the formula, the writer checked if the data was normal by using normality test. The result showed that the data was normal. It because the probability score was 0,801, it was called normal because its significance > 0,05. Whereas the significant difference of both class were known by with using t-test measurement, where the t-value obtained 3,007 and 3,010, for probability = 5% with df = 65, t-table = 1,69. In result, the t-value is higher than ttable. Since the t-test measurement was higher than t-table, it was found that the hypotheses (Ha) which is called: “There is a significance difference on the average of students` learning especially between experiment and control lass which used Hidden Picture and Noughts Crosses games” is totally accepted.

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