The Effect of Round Robin Technique and Anxiety Toward Students’ Speaking Ability At Fort De Kock Nursing Academy Bukittinggi

This research was conducted to find out the effect of Round Robin Technique and Students’ Anxiety toward the students’ speaking ability. The design of the reseach was quasi experimental with 2x2 factorial design. The population of the reseach was the first grade students at Fort De Kock Nursing Academy Bukittinggi. Speaking ability and the level of anxiety questionnare were used as the research instruments. Then, the data were analyzed by t-test formula and Two Ways ANOVA. The findings of this reseach show that (1) Students who are taught by Round Robin Technique have better students’ speaking ability than those who are taught by Memorization Technique, (2)Students with high anxiety who are taught by Round Robin Technique have better students’ speaking ability than those who are taught by Memorization Technique, (3)The students with low anxiety who are taught by Round Robin Technique have better students’ speaking ability than those who are taught by Memorization Technique, and (4)There is no interaction between both treatment and students’ anxiety in learning toward students’ speaking ability. Where F (0,0251) is lower than Ftable (4,96)