Abstract :
The goal of this research was to find out whether the implementation of
mind mapping technique is effective in improving students’ speaking skills in
MTs Ikhwanul Muslimin in the school year 2017-2018. The problems formulated
in this research were (1) Is the use of mind mapping effective in teaching speaking
for the eighth students of MTs Ikhwanul Muslimin Lenek in the school year of
2017-2018? (2) How effective is the use of mind mapping in teaching speaking
for the eighth students of MTs Ikhwanul Muslimin Lenek in the school year of
2017-2018? This research design was one group pre-test and post-test. The
population of this research was the eighth graders of MTs Ikhwanul Muslimin
Lenek that consisted of 56 students in 2 classes. The sample of this research was
class B which consisted of 20 students. In collecting the data, a pre-test and a
post-test were given to the students. The result of the data analysis indicated that
the mean score of the pre-test was 50.25 while in post-test was 69.75. In testing
hypothesis, the result of t-test was = -13.927 at p = 0.00. It meant that the null
hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. It can be said
that the implementation of mind mapping technique was significantly effective in
teaching speaking.
Key words: mind mapping, speaking skills