The aims of this study to find out the effectiveness of Using ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction) model to improve students’ listening comprehension at eleventh grade of SMAN 9 Makassar. In this research was a Descriptive Quantitative research which used experimental research by applying random sampling technique. The samples of the research were the eleventh grade students of SMAN 9 Makassar consisted of 25 students XI.MIA 4. The researcher used one group pre-test post-test design. This research was not control group. In the first step, the researcher gave pre-test and gave eight meetings treatment with narrative text material. After the researcher did the treatment, the researcher gave the students post-test.This research findings were the value of pretest to post-test was higher. Before treatment the value of pretest was 70.6, but after the treatment, the mean score of student post-test was 89.8. The result also showed the improvement of student’s listening increased 21.38 %. It showed that t-test > value was higher than t-table 7.08>2.0. So, the conclusion is H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted, the effect of ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction) model to improve students’ listening comprehension is effective.