Abstract :
The objective of the study was to analyze and describe the process of improving
students? listening skill for eighth grade students of MTs Negeri Doloksanggul. The subject
of this research is VIII-2 consisted of 28 students. The method used in this study is
Classroom Action Research (CAR) which the writer works collaboratively with the English
Teacher. This study was conducted following Kemmis and Mc Taggart action research
procedure: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The study carried out in two cycle.
Each cycle consisted of three and five meetings. The observation, interview, and test were the
data gathered in this study. The result in this study indicate that there was improvement of the
students? listening skill. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of the
cycle. The score of Minimum Mastery Criterion (KKM) of English lesson was 75.00. in the
pre-test, there were 10 or 35.71% students who passed the KKM and the mean score of pretest was 72.14. the result of post-test 1 in cycle 1, there were 13 students or 46.42% who
passed the KKM considering their mean score of the test gained 79.78 and the improvement
was 10.59%. Next, the result of post-test 2 in the second cycle shows that there were 24
students or 85.71% who passed the KKM in which the students mean score derived 90.28 and
gained 28.39% of improvement. The class condition during teaching learning process was
good and also there was a positive response from the English teacher and the students
towards the action. In conclusion, story completion can increase students? listening skill.