Abstract:
The objective of the study are to describe the improvement of the students’
motivation in learning English of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3
Kalikajar Wonosobo after being taught using ICT and to describe the
achievement of learning English of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3
Kalikajar Wonosobo after being taught using ICT.
Theresearcher used experimental research (Iskandar, 2010). The population
of this study was the eighth grade student of SMP Negeri 3 Kalikajar, Wonosobo
in the Academic Year of 2012/2013. It was conducted in the month of March to
April.The sample of this study is two classes. It was A Class as the experimental
class that consists of 27 and B class was the control class that consists of 30
students. The students were given a pre-test for both groupsbefore the experiment
was conducted. At the end of the experiment, each group was given a post-test.
The result of the study showed that the result of t-test of post-test between
control class and experimental class it can be known that t value was 3.40. T table
used was 0.05, and in df n1+n2-2=27+30-2=55, t table was 2.004. Based on that
computation, it can be known that t value was highest than t table ( 3.40.>2.00).
Therefore, the researcher can state that ICT can improve students’ English scores.
Moreover, based on the analysis of questionnaire above, after the data are
completely processed, the researcher concludes that most of the students have
positive responses toward the teaching activity using ICT, and it is supported by
the increase of the students’ average score that can be seen in the result of the
post-test. the students’ average score > 80 increase until 20% after getting
treatment (ICT), and both of the students’ average score 70-80 and < 70 decrease
10% each of them. It proves that the use of ICT in teaching can improve the
students’ English ability and also can motivate students in learning English
