The Effect of Using Podcast on Student’s Listening Skill at SMP Negeri 1 Lambuya

Abstrak

This research aims to determine the effect of using podcasts on students' listening skill. Conducted using a quantitative method, this research involved second grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Lambuya, with a population of 92 students and a sample size of 62 students. Used a quasi-experimental design, the instrument used for data collection was a listening test. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS 25, with the t-test used to compare scores before and after treatment. The results show a significant effect on students' listening skills, with an average score before treatment (M =40.7097) and an average score after treatment (M =63.3871). This show that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of podcasts has a significant effect on students' listening skills. Additionally, the research results were also measured using Cohen's d effect size measurement to determine the detail strength of the effect and found that the effect was strong. Therefore, using podcast was a useful media to improve students' listening comprehension.

Kata kunci

• listening skill
• podcast