scholarly journals IMPROVING ENGLISH VOCABULARY MASTERY BY USING CROSSWORD PUZZLE

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Wina Halimatus Sadiyah ◽  
Wina Septiani ◽  
Evie Kareviati

Vocabulary is important in English language. Because, to make a sentence an adequate vocabulary is needed. So, the researcher apply a method in the classroom which can make students motivated to learn vocabulary. The aim of the research is to know that the crossword puzzle is effective to improve students’ vocabulary or not through the use of crossword puzzles among seventh-grade students of MTs At-Taqwa Cihampelas in the academic year of 2018/2019. The method used in this research is quantitative technique and the pre-experimental research design conducted in one class. The population in this research is seventh-grade students of MTs At-Taqwa Cihampelas with the total number of the population are 104 students consisting of 3 classes, and the sample is class VII.A that consist of 30 students. The data is collected with the pretest and posttest as an instrument. The researcher conducted the tests before (pre-test) and after (post-test). After that the researcher give students a treatment consists of five meetings. The result show that the mean score of pre-test was 41.83, and the post-test was 75.67 after gives treatment uses crossword puzzle. It means that teaching English vocabulary using a crossword puzzle was effective media to improve students’ vocabulary at seventh-grade. Keywords:  crossword puzzle, students’ vocabulary mastery.

Author(s):  
Siti Sulastri

The main objectives of the research are: (1) to identify whether pictures can improve students’ paragraph writing skill for the tenth graders of Senior High School in SMAN 1 Magetan; (2) to identify the students’s motivation when the pictures are used to teach paragraph writing skill for the tenth graders of Senior High School in SMAN 1 Magetan in academic year 2018/2019. The Research was carried out at SMAN 1 Magetan, East Java, in second semester from January 2019 to May 2019. The subjects of the research are 34 students of grade X. MIPA -1 consisting of 14 boys and 20 girls. The data were obtained from several techniques: test, observation, interview, questioners, and document analysis. To analyze the qualitative data, I used interactive model; while to analyze quantitative data, I applied a descriptive statistics. It is done by comparing the mean of pre-test and post-test. There are some findings of the research which include: pictures can improve students’ paragraph writing skill for the tenth graders of Senior High School in SMAN 1 Magetan. The improvements of paragraph writing skill comprise: (1) writing topic sentence; (2) writing supporting sentences; and (3) using correct grammar and cohesive devices (conjunctions). In addition, the students’ motivation is better when the pictures are used to teach paragraph writing skill for the tenth graders of Senior High School in SMAN 1 Magetan. Based on the result of the research, it can be concluded that applying pictures as media can improve students’ paragraph writing. Therefore, it is recommended that the teachers can use pictures as an effective media to improve the students’ paragraph writing skill.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devi Budi Wijaya ◽  
Suwandi Suwandi ◽  
Sukma Nur Ardini

This study is based on the research which attempted to examine the effectiveness of realia in writing descriptive text by the seventh grade students. The objectives of the research were (1) to analyze and find out  the students’ ability in writing descriptive text who are taught by using realia, (2) to analyze and find out  the students’ ability in writing descriptive text who are taught without using realia, (3) also to analyze and find out whether there is significant difference between students who are taught by using realia and those taught without using realia. Quasi experimental design was used with the population of 256 seventh grade students of SMP N 4 Semarang in the academic year 2017/2018. By using purposive sampling technique, there were two classes chosen as the sample of this study; vii a and vii b. The instruments of collecting data used were tests; pre-test and post-test. After the data were collected, they were analysed using t-test. The findings were as follows: (1) the ability in writing descriptive text by the students taught using realia was good with the mean of the post-test was 80.21. (2) the ability in writing descriptive text by the students taught without using realia was adequate with the mean of the post-test was 74.44. (3) there was significant difference of the two group students. t-test 4.89 > t-table 2.00. therefore, ha was accepted that realia was effective as a media in teaching writing of descriptive text.


Author(s):  
Emi Elmiyati

This study aims to investigate the improvement of speaking ability through debate in the classroom and to investigate the students’s response toward the use of debate in teaching speaking at SMAN 3 kota Bima in academic year 2017/2018. In this study adopted experimental research design with method of collecting data used test and questionnaire, while technique for analysing data in this study based on quantities through data gained in the t-test formula. After analysing the data. It found the mean score of post-test by experimental research was higher than mean score of post-test by control research. Deviation score of post-test experimental class is 12 and control class is 5,93 and the square of deviation score of experimental class ≥ the square of deviation score of control class (1509 ≥ 287,87). It indicates that the treatment was succesful, more over significance value of the t-test also was higher than of the t-table (3,27 ≥ 2,021 = 95% and 3,27 ≥ 2,704 = 99%). The level of significance is 0,05% and 0,01% with degree of freedom (df) 58. It’s mean that Ha is accepted and Ho is refused. Not only research the treatment progress in experimental class and t-test in this study but also more response in using debate method in the classroom through questionnaire which have significant result 82,67% by respondents. This study concludes that debate method can improve students speaking ability in the classroom and has very positive response from students.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Hidayati

The objectives of the study are (1) To find out the students’ vocabulary mastery before being taught by using homophone stories, (2) To find out the students’ vocabulary mastery after being taught by using homophone stories, (3) To find out the significant difference the vocabulary mastery of the seventh grade students of SMP N 1 Kranggan before and after being taught using homophone stories. The population of the study was the seventh grade students of SMP N 1 Kranggan. The writer took class 7D as a sample of the study. The class consists of 31 students. The writer used experimental quantitative research in the study. Test as the instrument was used to collect the data. The objective of conducting try out test was to measure the validity, reliability, discrimination power, and level difficulty of the test. The data was computed and it was find out that 30 items were valid. Then, the valid items were used for the pre-test and post-test of vocabulary mastery item tests. The result of the mean score of students before being taught by using homophone stories was 56.34 and the mean score of students after being taught by using homophone stories was 77.5. The result showed that the mean score of post-test was higher than pre-test. Then, the writer calculated t-test to know whether or not there was significant difference students’ achievement between them who were taught before using homophone stories and students who were taught after using homophone stories. The result showed that t-test was higher than t-table. It was 9.19> 1.697. It means that there is significant difference between the students’ vocabulary mastery after being taught by using homophone stories and before being taught by using homophone stories. From the data above, it can be concluded that the students’ vocabulary mastery after being taught by using homophone stories was higher than the students’ vocabulary mastery before being taught by using homophone stories. The data prove that it is effective to use homophone stories as a media teaching in improving students’ vocabulary mastery.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizka Yuliani

This study is concerned with the improvement of the students’ mastery of writing skill of SMP N 2 Mranggen who are taught by using suggestopedia. The main objectives of this research are: (1) To find out the students’ writing ability, before being taught using suggestopedia method, (2) To find out the students’ writing ability, after being taught using suggestopedia method, (3) To find out the difference of the students’ writing ability, before and after being taught using suggestopedia method. This study is a pre experimental research, which uses one class as the experiment class in 7B of SMP N 2 Mranggen. The population of the research is the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Mranggen. The writer used pre-test and post-test to find out the differences between the students’ research who were taught by suggestopedia in SMP N 2 Mranggen. The instrument of this research was essay test. The test was to measure students’ mastery of writing descriptive text in SMP N 2 Mranggen. There is significant difference  in writing skill on descriptive text of the seventh grade students of SMP N 2 Mranggen in the academic year 2014 / 2015 after and before they had been taught by using suggestopedia. It can be seen from the result difference  of ttest and ttable. The result of ttable and ttest  is got 2,04 < 12,52 >  2,75. From this result ttest is higher than ttable.. In conclusion, teaching using suggestopedia to improve students’ writing skill is effective. The fact that, the students’ ability increased and they can make a descriptive text well. It means that using suggestopedia can help students to improve their writing skill.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
Endah Mitsalin ◽  
Apri Catur Pamungkas

The aims of this research were to describe how the students’ participation in speaking learning process by using drilling technique and to improve the students’ speaking ability in the speaking learning process through drilling technique. This research was conducted by using Classroom Action Research (CAR). The population of this research is the X grade of MM A SMK Ma’arif 1 Kebumen in the academic year 2019/2020 which is consisted of 36 students. This research was conducted in two cycles which each cycle consists of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The research finding showed in qualitative and quantitative data. In qualitative data showed that before treatment, the contributions of the students were low, but after treatment most of them were contributed to the lesson. They also did not want to be voluntary when the teacher asked questions but, after treatment they became active to answer the questions and participated actively with the lesson. In quantitative data showed that the mean points of their participation point was 33, in pre-test was 41,6, from post-test 1 was 60,5 and in the post-test 2 was 78,9. It can be concluded that from the data of observation, pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2 the points of students’ participation were improved. Moreover, based on the table of speaking score, in pre-test the mean points of their speaking score was 58,6, from post-test 1 the mean points of their speaking score was 72,9 and in the post-test 2 the mean points of their speaking score was 80,1. It can be concluded that drilling technique could improve the students’ participation in speaking at the X grade of MM A SMK Ma’arif 1 Kebumen. Therefore, it is recommended that: (1) it is better for teachers to apply this method in the teaching speaking; and (2) future researchers can conduct research in another topic discussion and different English language skill.                                                                                           Keyword: Participation, Speaking, Drilling Technique Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menggambarkan bagaimana partisipasi berbicara siswa dalam proses pembelajaran dengan menggunakan drilling teknik dan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara siswa dalam proses pembelajaran melalui drilling teknik. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Populasi penelitian ini adalah kelas X MM A SMK Ma'arif 1 Kebumen pada tahun akademik 2019/2020 yang terdiri dari 36 siswa. Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam dua siklus dimana setiap siklus terdiri dari perencanaan, tindakan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan dalam data kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Dalam data kualitatif menunjukkan bahwa sebelum adanya tindakan kelas, kontribusi siswa rendah, tetapi setelah adanya tindakan kelas sebagian besar dari mereka berkontribusi pada pelajaran. Mereka juga tidak mau dengan sukarela menjawab ketika guru mengajukan pertanyaan tetapi, setelah adanya tindakan kelas mereka menjadi aktif untuk menjawab pertanyaan dan berpartisipasi aktif dengan pelajaran. Dalam data kuantitatif menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata dari poin partisipasi mereka adalah 33, pada pre-test adalah 41,6, dari post-test 1 adalah 60,5 dan pada post-test 2 adalah 78,9. Selain itu, berdasarkan nilai berbicara, pada pre-test poin rata-rata skor berbicara mereka adalah 58,6, dari post-test 1 poin rata-rata skor berbicara mereka adalah 72,9 dan pada post-test 2 poin rata-rata dari skor berbicara mereka adalah 80,1. Dari hasil data diatas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa drilling teknik dapat meningkatkan partisipasi siswa dalam berbicara di kelas X MM A SMK Ma'arif 1 Kebumen. Oleh karena itu, direkomendasikan bahwa: (1) lebih baik bagi guru untuk menerapkan metode ini dalam pengajaran berbicara; dan (2) peneliti lain nantinya dapat melakukan penelitian dengan topik lain dan keterampilan bahasa Inggris yang berbeda. Kata kunci: Partisipasi, Berbicara, Drilling Teknik  


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-179
Author(s):  
Nani Windiarti ◽  
Arasuli . ◽  
Rudi Afriazi

This study was conducted to find out the effect of using frontloading strategy in teaching reading comprehension at the seventh grade students of SMPN 10 Bengkulu. This research was a quasi experimental research that is one short experiment which used post-test only. The population of this research were the seventh grade students of SMPN 10 Bengkulu there are 180 students. The sample of this research were 57 students from two classes; the experimental class and control class. The experimental class was treated by using frontloading strategy, while the control class was taught by conventional strategy. The two classes have similar ability in English based on the scores of mid-term examination. In experimental class there was a significant positive effect towards the students reading comprehension (it was found that the t-count 2.047 while t-table was 1.676). T-count was bigger than t-table (2.047<1.676).   Based on those results, it can be assumed frontloading strategy was effective in increasing students’ reading comprehension.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Chrissandra Intan Lube ◽  
Siti Nuraeni

Vocabulary is very important in learning English. To master four skills in English, we need mastery vocabulary first. So, the researchers use word game in the classroom to make students interest to learn vocabulary. The objective of this research is to know that the word game is effective to improve students’ vocabulary or not, through word game strategy among seventh-grade students of SMP Muslimin Cililin in the academic year of 2018/2019. The method used in this research is quantitative technique and the pre-experimental as a research design. This research was conducted in one class. The population in this research is seventh-grade students of SMP Muslimin Cililin with the total number of the population are 273 students consisting of 7 classes, and the sample is class VII.C that consist of 30 students. The data were collected with the pretest and posttest as an instrument. The researchers conducted the tests before (pre-test) and after (post-test). After that the researchers gave students treatments consists of five meetings. The result showed that  Sig. 0.000 and it was lower than 0.005 so, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. It means that teaching English vocabulary using a word game was effective to improve students’ vocabulary at seventh-grade. Keywords:  Word game, students’ vocabulary mastery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
Alek Andika ◽  
Heti Ali

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mengetahui kemampuan penulisan teks deskriptif siswa dengan menggunakan metode Think-Talk-Write (TTW), (2) mencari perbedeaan antara siswa yang menggunkan metode Think-Talk-Write (TTW) dan siswa yang tidak menggunakan menggunkan metode Think-Talk-Write. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen dengan menggunakan desain one group pretest-posttest dengan melakukan 2 kali pertemuan untuk treatment, 2 x 40 menit untuk setiap pertemuan. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VII SMP Islam Ulil Albab Kebumen yang berjumlah 28 siswa. Sampel penelitian ini menggunakan simple random  ialah semua siswa kelas VII. Penelitian ini menggunakan instrumen tes yaitu pretest dan posttest. Setelah dilakukan uji-t  terlihat bahwa selisih rata-rata  menunjukan perbedaan signifikan antara hasil dari pretest dan posttest. Hasil rata-rata pada posttest ialah 70,42 lebih besar dari pada nilai score pretets yaitu 51,82. Oleh karena itu dapat disimpulkan bahwa strategi Think-Talk-Write mempengaruhi nilai skor menjadi lebih baik dalam pembelajaran menulis teks deskriptif kelas VII SMP Islam Ulil Albab Kebumen. Kata kunci: pengaruh, menulis, teks deskriptif, Think-talk-Write Abstract The aimed of the research are (1) to obtain the information of students’ ability in writing a descriptive text by using Think-Talk-Write (TTW), (2) to find out the information the significant difference in students’ ability in writing descriptive text between the students who are taught by using Think-Talk-Write (TTW) and the students who are not using Think-Talk-Write of seventh grade SMP Islam Ulil Albab Kebumen. The methodology of this research was using one group pretest-posttest design with the treatment in 2 meetings, 2 x 40 minutes for each meeting. The sample was seventh class consisting of 28 students. The sample was taken by using simple random which all member of the population seventh grade. The instruments that used were pre-test and post-test. %.  From the data analysis, the finding showed significant difference between the results it of pre-test and post-test. The mean of the post-test score (70,42) higher than the mean of pre-test score (51,82). It means there is any significance between pre-test and post-test, because the value significance (2-tale) less 0.05, so the null hypothesis was rejected. This implies that Think-Talk-Write was influence in writing descriptive text. Keywords: Influence, Writing, Descriptive text, Think-Talk-Write


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Suhaili ◽  
K. Dedy Sandiarsa S

This research aimed to find out the effect of modified domino cards game on students’ vocabulary mastery at the seventh grade students of Mts Negeri 3 Mataram in academic year 2019/2020. The research was pre experimental design. The population of the study was the seventh grade students that consisted of five classes. The sample of the study was class VII C that consists of 39 students. The class was treated using modified domino cards game. The result of the study shows that there is significance positive effect of modified domino cards game on students’ vocabulary mastery. The data of the research were gathered from data analysis and inferential analysis. In data analysis, the mean score of pre test was 44.62 and post test was 73; the mode score of pre-test was 45.9 and post test was 78.3; the median score of pre-test was 44.8 and post test was 78.14; the score of standard deviation on both of the test was 11.27. In inferential analysis, the result showed that the value of t-test (18.94) was higher than the value of t-table (2.024) with significance level of 5%. The finding of this study led into the conclusion that the use of modified domino cards game shows positive effect on students’ vocabulary mastery at the seventh grade of Mts Negeri 3 Mataram. This is based on the t-test > t-table (18.944 > 2.024) in degree significant of 5%. It means that Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. Therefore, it can be concluded that modified domino cards game gives positive effect on students’ vocabulary mastery at the seventh grade students of MTs Negeri 3 Mataram in academic year 2019/2020


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