Abstract:
The objective of this research was to investigate the process of improving students’
knowledge of grammar (Simple Present Tense) through PowToon learning media. This
research was conducted at SMP Muhammadiyah 05 Medan located at Jl. Bromo
Gg Aman No. 38 Tegal Sari II Medan. The subject of this research was the eighth grade students as many as 20 students of the academic year of 2022/2023. Based
on the students’ score about the knowledge of grammar (simple present tense) by
using PowToon learning media, students’ score keeps improving in every test. In
the pre-test, the mean score was 57.66, in the first cycle test, the mean score was
74.33 and in the second cycle, the mean score of the test was 90.66. The
improvement also can be seen from the percentage of the students’ simple present
tense test, in pre-test, 5% of the students passed the Maximum Completeness
Criteria (MCC). In the first cycle test, there were 45% of the students passing
MCC, while in the second cycle test, 100% of students passing MCC. It means
that applying PowToon learning media improved the students’ knowledge in
simple present tense. PowToon learning media made students interested in
learning process, easy to write, easy to understand the materials, and it motivated
them to apply simple present tense in conversation to express their daily life
routines.
