The Effect of ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction) Strategy in Teaching Listening Listening

Abstract

This study deals with the effects of ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction) strategy in teaching listening. The objectives of the research was to investigate the significant effect of ARCS strategy in listening. This research was an experimental research and used descriptive quantitative method. This research was conducted in MAS AL Washliyah 22 Tembung, eleventh Grade during 2016-2017 academics years. The population was 120 students and the sample was 80 studemts. By using Purposive sampling, two classes are chosen as the sample. XI IPA was chosen by ARCS strategy and class XI IPS -A by using conventional method. The instrument in collecting data was Dictation 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 ten questions. The finding shows that the students who were taught by using ARCS strategy get better scores than those who taught by using conventional method. From this research, it was found that ARCS strategy in listening 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 ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction) Strategy in Taching Listening Ability was 98,01 %and 1,99 % was influenced by others factors