THE INFLUENCE OF USING ICT ON STUDENT’S MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT SMP NEGERI 3 KALIKAJAR WONOSOBO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

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