Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-10 | 1223-1229
Original Research Article
The Effectiveness of Simulation Technique Implemented with Poster as Visual Aids on Students’ Social Interaction and Creative thinking in EFL Speaking Class
Marina Sari Rambe, Abdul Marif
Published : Oct. 30, 2018
Abstract
The purposes of the research were to find out the significances of the
implementation of simulation technique and the using of posters as visual aids in
improving students’ social interaction and creative thinking. Semester II English
students of Muslim Nusantara University Medan were selected as the population of
the research, then, two classes were chosen of the sample of the research y applying
random purposive sampling. Moreover, quantitative research method was used with
factorial design 2 X 2 to achieve the aims of the research. based on the data analyzed,
this research found out that students’ social interaction taught by implementing
simulation technique and using the poster was being extremely higher with 80,05 than
experimental class II with 68,68. Then, the indicator average of creative thinking also
showed a very significant effect in which experimental class II was 86,69, while
experimental class II was only 60,75. Moreover, there was an interaction occured
between technique simulation with the poster with student’s creative thinking toward
students’ social interaction with Fobsesrved>Ftablewith 294,740 > 4,00 and Sig < 0,05
with 0,000< 0,05, and with Fobsesrved189,190 >Ftable4,00 and with Sig 0,000 < 0,05.
Last, there was an interaction between simulation technique and poster in which
simulation technique was being much more effective combined with poster as visual
aids with sig <prob (0,000 < 0,05). In conclusion, students whose higher creative
thinking in creating the poster would have higher social interaction in EFL speaking
class in which the more frequent student’ social interaction in the classroom, the
higher speaking skill achieved.