THE EFFECT OF USING ANIMATED PICTURES IN POWER POINT PRESENTATION ON THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ TENSE ACHIEVEMENT AT SMP NEGERI 2 BALUNG

Abstract : Tenses are very important in learning English because they become the basic knowledge in mastering the language skills. In English teaching and learning process, the students are expected to understand the materials given by the teacher. Animated pictures in power point presentation can be the appropriate teaching media and interesting materialsto teach tenses. The purpose of the research was to investigate the effect of using animated pictures in power point presentation on the seventh grade students’ tense achievement at SMP Negeri 2 Balung.The research design was quasi experimental research with pretest-posttest nonequivalent group design. The primary data were collected from the scores of the pretest and posttest to compare the two different groups before and after the treatment, and the result was analyzed by using Independent sample T-Test (SPSS).The result of the research showed that the use of animated pictures in power point presentation had a significant effect on the seventh grade students’ tense achievement at SMP Negeri 2 Balung. Key Words: Animated Pictures, Power Point Presentation, Tense Achievemen