The Effectiveness of Using Pictorial Puzzle in Improving Vocabulary Mastery of Seventh Grade Students of SMP Islam Durenan

Amiati Dwi, Firma (2010) The Effectiveness of Using Pictorial Puzzle in Improving Vocabulary Mastery of Seventh Grade Students of SMP Islam Durenan. [ Skripsi ]

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Abstract

Key words: Pictorial puzzle, teaching Vocabulary. Vocabulary has important role in mastering English. In general the goal of learning a foreign language is that the students are expected to be able to master the four language skills, they are listening, writing, speaking and reading. However, to master language the students have to know and understand the language elements. One of the language components is vocabulary. There will be no speaking, listening, writing and reading without vocabulary, so vocabulary should be mastered by the students when they want to be successful in learning English. This study is focused on the effectiveness of using pictorial puzzle in improving vocabulary mastery of seventh grade students’ of SMP Islam Durenan. The problems of the study are: 1) How is students’ vocabulary mastery when they are taught without using pictorial puzzle? 2) How is students’ vocabulary mastery when they are taught by using pictorial puzzle? 3) Are there any significant difference scores between the students who are taught by using pictorial puzzle and those who are taught without using pictorial puzzle? The purposes of the study are: 1) To know the students’ vocabulary mastery when they are taught without using pictorial puzzle. 2) To know the students’ vocabulary mastery when they are taught by using pictorial puzzle. 3) To know whether there is significant different scores of the students who are taught by using pictorial puzzle and those who are taught without using pictorial puzzle. The research design in this study was experimental design. In this study the researcher takes 72 students as the sample of the research by using purposive sampling. Data collecting method used in this research are administering test, observation, interview and documentation. The data collected from conducting interview, observation, and documentation are used as the supporting data. The data analysis technique used is t-test statistical analysis. From the statistical analysis it is found that t count = 2 is bigger than ttable = 1,671. It means that Ho there is no significant different scores of the students who are taught with and without pictorial puzzle. Meanwhile, Ha there is significant different scores of the students who are taught with and without pictorial puzzle. The results above shows that there is significant different scores of the students’ taught by using pictorial puzzle and those who are taught without using pictorial puzzle as media in teaching vocabulary. It means that the pictorial puzzle as media of teaching vocabulary is effective.

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