Enhancing Student Listening Skills Through YouTube Kids

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of YouTube Kids in improving students' listening skills at SDN 1 Purwokerto Wetan. This study was conducted due to students' low interest in learning English and their limited listening skills. Therefore, interesting and interactive learning media are needed to increase students' motivation and support their listening skills. This study used a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design. Participants consisted of two classes: an experimental class (Class 5A) and a control class (Class 5B). The experimental class was taught using YouTube Kids as a learning medium, while the control class received a conventional method. Data were collected through a pre-test and posttest to measure students' listening skills before and after the treatment. Data were analyzed using N-Gain to determine the level of improvement and the Mann–Whitney U test to check for significant differences between the two groups. The results showed that the average score of the experimental class increased from 35.50 in the pre-test to 85.50 in the post-test. Meanwhile, the control class experienced an increase from 30.00 to 64.00. The experimental class's N-Gain score was 0.75, categorized as great improvement, while the control class's score was 0.48, categorized as low improvement. Furthermore, the Mann– Whitney U test (0.001 < 0.05) showed a significant difference between the two classes. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that YouTube Kids is effective in improving students' listening skills.