Multimedia PowerPoint-Based Arabic Learning and Its Effect to Students' Learning Motivation: A Treatment by Level Designs Experimental Study

The use of multimedia in Arabic learning has high urgency in improving students' learning motivation. Meanwhile, learning motivation is essentially needed by students in achieving success the learning process. Therefore, this research aims to prove the level of students' learning motivation by using multimedia in Arabic learning and without using multimedia in one of State Madrasah Aliyah at Gorontalo Regency. This research is experimental research with the Treatment by the level design approach. The samples used in this research were students in grade VIII[subscript 2] which consisted of 35 students as the experimental class and grade VIII[subscript 3] which consisted of 35 students as the control class by using the technique of cluster random sampling. The technique of data collecting used test, questionnaire, and documentation. The technique of data analysis implemented a descriptive statistic and referential statistic with the two non-similar cell paths and the Scheffe Method'. The result of this research shows that the students who were taught using multimedia PowerPoint in the Arabic learning had high learning motivation and students who were taught without using multimedia had low learning motivation. It shows that Arabic teachers should be able to utilize the learning multimedia to improve students' learning motivation so the learning purpose can be after achieved, because it is proved that the using of multimedia in the Arabic learning can successfully improve students' learning motivation.