The Application of Group Investigation to Improve Speaking Skill of The First Year Students at FKIP UIR Pekanbaru

The students’ speaking skill in the classroom needs to be improved since they had low skill in speaking. It was identified that there were several factors which caused students had low skill in speaking. The purpose of this research is to improve the students’ speaking skill by applying Group Investigation and to find out the students’ opinions on Group Investigation. This classroom action research consisted of two cycles and three meetings of each cycle. In this research, the researcher was helped by two collaborators to collect the data. The researcher used test, observation checklists, field notes, and interview on each cycle. From the two cycles of the research, it was found that by applying Group Investigation could improve students’ speaking skill and the average score was 1,6( low) at the first cycle became 3,3 ( good) score at cycle two. The students had high motivation, self- confidence, participation, and an effective technique. After analyzing and calculating the data obtained from the research, it was found that Group Investigation could improve students’ speaking skill and several students’ opinions about Group Investigation at the First Year Students of UIR Pekanbaru. It can be concluded that the application of Group Investigation could improve students’ speaking skill and it was a good, effective technique to the students in improving their speaking skill.