. The Effect of Using Blindfold Game on Students’ Speaking Skill for Eighth Grade Students In MarIndal Medan.

Abstract

This research aims to find out the effect on students’ speaking skills by using the Blindfold Game. The research design of this study is experimental quantitative. The eighth-grade students in Marindal Medan were chosen as the sample of this study with a total number of 20 students. The experimental and control class employed pre-test and post-test. These tests proved in the form of a speaking test. The data os the tests were calculated by using the t-test formula. The result showed that the post-test score was higher than the pre-test. The finding showed that there was an effect significantly on the students’ speaking skill performance after undertaking treatments. There was an enhancement of the students’ number score. The mean score of the experimental class range from the pre-test was 65,5 and from the post-test was 83,5. And for the control class the mean score from the pre-test was 63,3 and from the post-test was 75,5. Thus, Blindfold Game can be used as one of the alternatives to teaching English, especially for speaking skills.