| dc.description.abstract | The research in this thesis aims to find out the effect of applying the index card matching method in improving students' listening ability at first grade of SMPN 1 Labuhan Deli. The method was used in this resarcher is a quantitative experimental research method. The population was 275 students, but the researcher would be chose two classes as a sample. Class of VII-1 which had 28 students as an experimental class and class of VII-9 which had 29 students as a control class. The total sample was 57 students. The data were collected from students’ listening tests by giving the answers the questions consisting of 7 items for both classes (experimental and control class). These test in this research consisted of two types, namely pre-test and post-test. After calculating the student’ listening scores, the research found the mean score of pre-test in the experimental class was 68,71 and in the control class was 45,90, while of post-test, the mean in experimental class was 72,75 and in the control class was 58,38. As the result, the hypothesis H_a is accepted because it is known that the t_count is higher than t_table, namely (9,98 > 4,23; df = 26) in the experimental class and (9,98 > 4,21; df = 27) in the control class and with significance level = 5% = 0,05. It means that the application of the index card matching method; digital storytelling is significant in improving students’ listening ability. | en_US |
