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The study examines the effects of the discovery learning paradigm on students' speaking abilities in seventh grade SMP N 1 Tegal. The objectives of this research were (1) To find out the use of Discovery Learning Model on students’ speaking ability in grade seventh SMP N 1 Tegal, (2) To find out the implication of Discovery Learning Model on students’ speaking ability in grade seventh SMP N 1 Tegal. This investigation utilized a quantitative methodology. The design of this study was True Experimental with Pretest-Posttest Control Groups. Cluster random sampling was used to choose the samples for the experimental and control groups. The sample consisted of 63 pupils from two classes drawn from the population of seventh-grade students at SMP N 1 Tegal during the academic year 2021/22. This research utilized a speech test and a questionnaire as its instruments. SPSS was used to analyze the data using the t-test technique. The test results indicated that the experimental group scored higher than the control group. The difference between the Post-Test means of the experimental group and the control group is statistically significant (22.56 > 18.32). The results of the questionnaire analysis suggested that the deployment of the Discovery Learning Model for speaking was a success. It may be summarized that the discovery learning paradigm can increase students' descriptive text speaking skills.

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Discovery Learning Model Speaking Ability Descriptive Text

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