Improving students’ listening proficiency by using audiovisual materials based on information communication technology (ict) A Classroom Action Research at SMAN 1 Kundur 2011/2012

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This objective of this research is to know whether the use of audiovisual materials based on ICT can improve students’ listening proficiency and students’ motivation in learning. Problems encountered in this research was the low listening proficiency and low motivation in learning of grade XI students of SMAN 1 Kundur, Karimun, Kepri Province. The subject of the research was the grade XI students of social science program (XI IPS 1). The research was carried out at SMAN 1 Kundur located in Jalan sunario KM 3.5 Kelurahan Tanjung batu barat, Kecamatan Kundur from June - December 28, 2011. In this study the researcher uses the method of classroom action research. She carried out two cycles in the research. In doing the research, the researcher takes the procedures in seven steps. The steps are as follows: 1.The first reflection; 2. Fact finding analysis; 3. Action planning; 4. Action implementation; 5. Observation 6. Reflection; 7. Revised planning. There are two types of data collected in this action research, quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative data is the score of the test. Meanwhile qualitative data is the information of teaching learning process in the classroom when the teacher as the researcher teach listening by using audiovisual materials based on Information communication Technology (ICT). For non- observational technique she used questionnaire and interview. For observational techniques she used observation in teaching learning process, audio- video recording and also taking pictures. Qualitative data were analyzed by using Constant Comparative Method; it was proven that the use of audiovisual materials based on ICT can improve the students’ motivation in learning. The students’ attendance, students’ participant, students’ enthusiasm in joining the lesson especially listening is also increased too. For quantitative data she used Likert scale to know the difference of pre-test and post-test mean score. Based on the fifth indicators of listening skill, related to identifying the main idea, the purpose of the text, the detail information, the word meaning, and the word reference, it also proved that there was an improvement of students’ listening proficiency. From 53, the mean score of pre test for cycle 1; it increased to 69 for the last post test at the end of cycle 2.