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4.2. Analysis of Cycle 1
4.2.1. Pre test As stated before to know the students’ initial condition of listening ability
the writer conducted the pre test first. It was conducted on December 2
nd
, 2008 and followed by 26 students. The pre-test consist of 30 items of multiple choices
which covered two themes; daily activities and games. In this activity the writer read the story twice.
The result of the students’ pre-test was 20 students got less than 65 and 6 students got more than 65. The writer concluded that more than half students in
the pre-test did not master listening skill well. After tabulating the result of the students’ pre test, the writer then tried to
compute the students’ achievement. It was found that the result of the students’ achievement in the pre-test was 57, 76 . This result was less than the criterion of
Department of Education and Culture. According to department of Education and Culture, criterion of assessment in the previous chapter, 57, 76 was said to be
not successful. Therefore, teaching learning process in this research was necessary to improve the students’ ability in mastering listening comprehension skill.
4.2.2. Treatment I The second activity was conducted on Wednesday, 3
th
December 2008. There were 26 students following the teaching and learning process. It began with
the introduction of the materials which would be discussed; it was about games.
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Afterward the writer presenting the story entitled “Playing Skipping Rope” using storytelling as a technique. She presented by using gesture. The writer asked
some question about the story in order to make the students involved with the story. Some of the students did not answer the question and still kept silence.
They were shy because it was first for them. In this activity the writer also explained some difficult words.
In the end of this activity the writer asked some question orally to review the story and to check whether the students comprehend the story well or not. The
result was the student can answer some of the question well.
4.2.3. Treatment II This activity was conducted on Thursday 4
th
December 2008. The teaching and learning process was the same as in the first treatment. The different is the
story. The story is about daily activities, it is entitled “Tony’s Daily Activities”. Before introduce the material the writer reviewed the material of the first
treatment. In this activity the students looked more interested and active. They listen to the story carefully and try to answer what the writer asked about the
story. They also asked to the teacher if there was a difficult word. In the end of the teaching and learning process the writer announced that
there would a test in the next meeting.
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4.2.4. Cycle 1 Test The Cycle 1 test was conducted on December 5
st
, 2008, right after giving the second treatment. It consisted of 30 items of multiple choices and followed by
26 students. The aim was to know how far the students could master listening skill after being given the treatment by using storytelling as a technique in the cycle 1.
In this activity the writer read the story twice. From the result of the assessment, it was found that 6 students got less than
65 and 20 students got more than 65. The writer concluded that in the cycle 1 test more than half of the students test could master listening skill well. The result of
the cycle 1 test could be seen in appendixes. After tabulating the result of students’ cycle 1 test, the next step done by
the writer was computing the average of the students’ achievement. It was found that the average of the students’ achievement result was 71, 00 . This result was
higher than the criterion of the assessment that has been stipulated by Department of Education and Culture that is 65. According to the writer, it was proper to say
that the students were able enough in mastering listening skill, but teaching learning process in this research was still necessary to improve the students’
ability in mastering listening skill.
4.3. Analysis of Cycle 2
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