Self-efficacy effect on basic level learners in speaking activities

Dewa Ayu Ari Wiryadi Joni,I Gusti Agung Putri Wirastuti

doi:10.31940/jasl.v2i1.808

Dewa Ayu Ari Wiryadi Joni, I Gusti Agung Putri Wirastuti

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https://doi.org/10.31940/jasl.v2i1.808

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This study aims to reveal the effect of self-efficacy on the elementary level students and factors causing the high level of self-efficacy and its influence on students' English speaking ability. The population of this study were all students of grade VIII SMPN 3 Gianyar, while the sample of this study was taken by random sampling technique with lottery system. For research and data collection methods, the researcher uses some valid and reliable instruments, namely (1) speaking performance appraisal to know students' ability to speak English consisting of 3 criteria ie smoothness, pronunciation and improvisation, (2) self-efficacy questionnaire for knowing the high level of self-efficacy and its influence on students' speaking ability consisting of 4 components ie learning experience, field experience, social invitation, and psychological and emotional condition and analyzed with SPSS 16.0, (3) FGD guide (Focus Group Discussion) to know the factors causing the high low self-efficacy consisting of these 8 interview questions. A total of 33 students with details of 12 male and 21 female students were grouped into 3 large groups (high, medium, low) to be interviewed through FGD. The results of this study is self-efficacy gives a significant effect on students' speaking ability at the basic level of contribution of 91%. It was also found that the four criteria in self-efficacy have significant influence on students 'speaking ability, the most dominant is the criteria of students' psychic and emotional state when learning to speak English. This study contributes empirically that teachers can update their teaching techniques by observing self-efficacy in students by using creativity in teaching. In addition students can find out what happens to them during English learning so that together can create a comfortable and conducive learning atmosphere.

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Learning English as a foreign language is always an interesting topic to be studied
The researcher looking for correlation value between self-efficacy and ability to speak English students of class VIII SMPN 3 Gianyar which can be seen in Table 1 below
Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that self-efficacy gives a significant influence on the ability to speak English class VIII SMPN 3 Gianyar 91%

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Learning English as a foreign language is always an interesting topic to be studied. Starting from research on the science of English itself to methods and intricacies involving learning English proficiency. Because language is a communication tool in which communication can be oral or written, English proficiency has four basic skills that must be mastered by every learner of language that is listening, speaking, reading and writing). As one of the basic productive skills of English language, English speaking competency becomes important to be mastered by any language learner of any level of education (National Education Department, 2009). The outline of the material that must be mastered by students and learning outcomes are not too similar, the demand for English language skills that must be controlled by students is not different. Junior high school students are expected to be able to communicate in English through structured activities involving interactions conducted during the learning process, both interactions with teachers and students

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