Working Students' Perceptions on the Utilization of Quizalize in Listening Practice (A Case Study in STMIK Jayanusa)

Abstract

Listening comprehension practice outside the classroom is challenging among working students. It is caused by the split of focus on working and studying. As the result, their listening comprehension scores are not satisfying. The purpose of this study was to find out working students' perceptions on the utilization of Quizalize in listening comprehension practice. The type of this research was a qualitative research. To collect the data, 19 working students of STMIK Jayanusa were interviewed. The data were analyzed by using NVivo 12 through coding and themes classification. The themes consisted of three, i.e. issues in listening comprehension, Quizalize as an alternative media in listening practice, and Quizalize boosts learners' motivation to improve listening comprehension. It turned out that the participants had positive perceptions on the utilization of Quizalize to practice listening comprehension. They agreed that Quizalize as an online platform was user-friendly to use anywhere and anytime and it helped them in improving their listening comprehension.