The Effect of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Strategies on Students' Listening Skill

Authors

  • Leonita Maria Efipanias Manihuruk University of HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar, Indonesia
  • Yanti Arasi Sidabutar HKBP Nommensen University Pematangsiantar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v6i2.2516

Keywords:

top down and bottom up strategies, listening skill, english education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Top Down and Bottom Up strategies had a significant effect on students' listening skills. This research was conducted with quantitative experimental research. The population of this research is the third semester students of HKBP Nommensen, Pematangsiantar University. The samples of this study were two classes which were selected by random sampling. There are 60 students. Class I as many as 30 students as the experimental group who were taught using the Top Down and Bottom Up Strategy and class II as many as 30 students as the control group who were taught without using the Top Down and Bottom Up Strategy. The instrument for collecting data is a test. To obtain the reliability of the test used the Kuder Richardson formula (KR21). The results showed that there was a significant effect of using Top Down and Bottom Up Strategies on students' listening skills.

Author Biographies

Leonita Maria Efipanias Manihuruk, University of HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar

English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of HKBP Nommensen Pematangsiantar

Yanti Arasi Sidabutar, HKBP Nommensen University Pematangsiantar

Elementary School Teacher Study Program,Faculty of Teacher Training and Education HKBP Nommensen University Pematangsiantar

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2022-03-01

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Manihuruk, L. M. E., & Sidabutar, Y. A. (2022). The Effect of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Strategies on Students’ Listening Skill. Jurnal Basicedu, 6(2), 2783–2792. https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v6i2.2516

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022)

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