In the below example I have created ListView animation in android. Here, first I have created ListView and Button in activity_main.xml layout and also added animation layout with in ListView. Then in Second step I have created list_anim layout with in anim Directory. In third step I have created a new scale.xml layout with in anim Directory. Now see programming area at last, In MainActivity I have used loadScreen() ,SetupListView method. You can see below example code it clearly describe you How to make ListView animation in android.

Step(1)activity_main.xml layout-
 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/myListView"
        android:persistentDrawingCache="animation|scrolling"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layoutAnimation="@anim/list_anim" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/myRestartButton"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
        android:text="Click here" />
</LinearLayout>

Step(2)- I have created list_anim.xml layout with in anim Directory-

<layoutAnimation xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:delay="50%"

    android:animation="@anim/scale" />

Step(3)- In third step I  have created a new scale_anim.xml layout with in anim Directory-
 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator">
        <scale
            android:fromXScale="0.1"
            android:toXScale="1"
            android:fromYScale="0.1"
            android:toYScale="1.0"
            android:duration="2000"
            android:pivotX="10%"
            android:pivotY="10%"
            android:background="#e6e2c6"
            android:startOffset="100" />
    </set>

Step(4)-MainActivity-
 

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        loadScreen();
    }

    private Button.OnClickListener MyRestartButtonOnClickListener
            = new Button.OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            loadScreen();
        }
    };

    private void loadScreen(){
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        SetupListView();

        Button MyRestartButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.myRestartButton);
        MyRestartButton.setOnClickListener(MyRestartButtonOnClickListener);
    }

    private void SetupListView()
    {
        String[] listItems = new String[] {
                "Hello Evon devlopers!",
                "Rajshekhar Tiwari",
                "Rohit",
                "Inder Tiwari",
                "Siva"
        };

        ArrayAdapter<String> listItemAdapter
                = new ArrayAdapter<String>(
                this,
                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
                listItems);

        ListView lv = (ListView)this.findViewById(R.id.myListView);
        lv.setAdapter(listItemAdapter);
    }
}