The Correlation Between Creative Listening and Storytelling Skill

Abstract

Listening and speaking are important for everyone, including junior high school students. This encourages researchers to prove that there is a correlation between creative listening and storytelling skill in grade VII students of SMP Negeri 2 Mattiro Bulu. The sample in this study used a random sampling technique. The sample used in this research is class VII.1 SMP Negeri 2 Mattiro Bulu as many as 24 people. This research uses a quantitative approach with associative research type. This research used descriptive test instruments and oral tests. The test results were analyzed using the student skill category table. Hypothesis testing uses the Product Moment correlation statistical test. Based on the results of data analysis, creative listening skills are categorized as good with an average value of 72.29 and the skill to tell stories is categorized as good with an average value of 74.17. From the results of the correlation analysis between creative listening skills and storytelling skill, the r count correlation value is 0.965 which is in the very strong category with r table of 0.404. Thus, r coun t> r table, it is stated that the truth is accepted in the sense that there is a correlation between creative listening skill and speaking skill in grade VII.1 students of SMP Negeri 2 Mattiro Bulu.