THE USE OF TEACHERS' QUESTIONING TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING ENGLISH: ITS EFFECT ON STUDENTS' MOTIVATION IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AT SMP IT TAHFIDZ SHOHIBUL QUR'AN, KAMPAR

This study aimed to determine students' learning motivation before and after the application of questioning techniques and to analyze the significant difference between the two conditions. This research used quantitative method with pre-experimental design of one group pre-test post-test type. The research sample consisted of 23 of the eighth-grade students selected through purposive sampling technique. The research instrument was a motivation questionnaire given at the pre-test and post-test, while the treatment was carried out for four meetings through the application of questioning technique in the learning process. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test through SPSS. The results showed an increase in learning motivation from an average value of 71.04 in the pre-test to 82.47 in the post-test. Statistical tests also showed a significant difference between the results before and after treatment. Thus, questioning techniques proved effective in increasing students' learning motivation in learning English at SMP IT Tahfidz Shohibul Qur'an, Kampar.