THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING SIMON SAYS GAME TO TEACH LISTENING
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to know the effectiveness of Simon says game on students’ listening ability at class VIII I of SMPN 1 Jombang. The method used in this research was quantitative method with a pre- experimental design. Population of the research was eighth grade of SMPN 1 Jombang, and the researcher used class VIII I as the sample of this research with total 30 students which consisted of 12 boys and 18 girls. The instrument of this study was listening test and it was conducted before (pre-test) and after (post- test) the treatment. The result of the data was analyzed using SPSS for windows ver.25. The mean score of students in the pre- test is 76,67 and the mean score of students in post- test is 95,17. Therefore, the paired sample t-test is 0,000 which is lower than 0,05. That means H0 is rejected (null hypothesis) and Ha is accepted (alternative hypothesis). To sum it up, the results show that Simon says game was effective on students’ listening ability.
Keywords: effectiveness, listening ability, Simon says game
References
Azizah, N. (2020). The Effect of Simon Says game Towards Student’s Listening Comprehension at the Tenth Grade of Senior High School Students. Doctoral Dissertation, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, 3. Retrieved from http://repository.uinsu.ac.id/id/eprint/11960
Barik, A. (2021). The Effect of Simon Says game on Giving Direction (A Quasi-experimental a Study at The Seventh Grade of SMPN 13 Tangerang Selatan (Thesis, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta). Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, Jakarta. Retrieved from https://repository.uinjkt.ac.id/dspace/handle/123456789/64341
Fatmawati. (2020). The Use of Simon Says game to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Mastery at the First Grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 12 Makassar (A Pre-Experimental Research at The First Grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 12 Makassar) (Thesis, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar). Muhammadiyah University of Makassar, Makassar. Retrieved from https://digilibadmin.unismuh.ac.id/upload/11258-Full_Text.pdf
Gilakjani, A. P., & Sabouri, N. B. (2016). Learners’ Listening Comprehension Difficulties in English Language Learning: A Literature Review. English Language Teaching, 9(6), 123–124. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v9n6p123
Lutfiatun, I. (2017). The Use of Word Clap Game and Realia to Improve Students’ Speaking Mastery (A Classroom Action Research at the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 3 Salatiga in the Academic Year of 2017/2018). Doctoral Dissertation, IAIN Salatiga. Retrieved from http://e-repository.perpus.iainsalatiga.ac.id/2132/
Nasution, A. A. (n.d.). Simon Says Game on Practicing Listening Skill: Students’ Perspectives (Vol. 1).
Ni’mah, M. A., Rozak, R. R., & Isnaini, I. (2018). Teaching Listening Skill Using Simon Says game. Jurnal Pendidikan Edutama, 7(4), 2–7. Retrieved from http://repository.ikippgribojonegoro.ac.id/id/eprint/743
Nurislam, I. (2016). Reinforcing Students’ Listening Skill Through Guessing Game (A Classroom Action Research at the First Grade Students of MTs Annida Al Islamy Jakarta) (Bachelor’s thesis, Jakarta: FITK UIN Jakarta). Retrieved from https://repository.uinjkt.ac.id/dspace/bitstream/123456789/33697/1/Skripsi%20Irani%20Nurislam%20Watermark.pdf
Puteri, A. R. (2018). The Effectiveness of Communicative Game “Listen and Draw†on Students’ Listening Skill (Bachelor’s thesis, Jakarta: Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan UIN Syarif Hidayatullah). Retrieved from https://repository.uinjkt.ac.id/dspace/bitstream/123456789/41931/2/ANNISA%20REFINA%20PUTERI-FITK.pdf
Sugiyono. (2020). Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif, Kualitatif R&D D (M. DR. Ir. Sutopo. SP.d (ed.); KE2 ed.). (2nd ed., Vol. 444; Sugiyono, Ed.). Bandung, Indonesia: Alfabeta.
