The Effect of Applying Discovery Learning Method on Students’ Achievement in Listening by Using Quipper

Abstract

This study deals with the effects of applying dicovery learning method in improving The Students‟ achievement in listening. The objectives of the research was to investigate the significant effect of applying discovery learning method. This research was an experimental research and used descriptive quantitative method. This research was conducted in SMK Harapan Mekar Medan, eleventh Grade during 2016-2017 academics years. The population was 70 students and the sample was 70 studemts. Total sampling technique was applied to taken the sample. XI-AP 1 was chosen by applying Discovery learning by using quipper and class XI AP 2 by using conventional method. The instrument in collecting data was Oral Test. In collecting the data, pre-test and post-test were applied for both, exprimental and control group. The students have been given the test which consist one question. Every answer test was scored based on the component to evaluate the listening ability. The finding shows that the students who were taught by using discovery learning method get better scores than those who taught by using conventional method. From this research, it was found that applying discovery learning can bring some positive effect on the students‟s achievement in listening, which was proven from the result of analysis calculation of t- test, in which t-observed was higher than t table, 10,9 > 2,00.It means that Ha was accepted and Ho is rejacted. The effect of Applying Discovery Learning by using Quipper to Improve The Students‟ Achivement in Listening Ability was 98,01 % and 1,99 % was influenced by others factors.