T H E E F F E CT O F US I NG RI D DL E S O N T H E S E V E NT H G RADE S T UDE NT S ’ VO CAB UL ARY ACH I E VE M E NT AT S M P N I JE N G G AW AH I N T H E 2012/ 2013 ACADE M I C YE AR I N T H E 2012/ 2013 ACADE M I C YE AR I N T H E 2012/ 2013 ACADE M I C YE AR

Abstract

Voc a bul a r y

i s

one of

t he

l a ng ua ge

c om pone nt s

t ha t

c a nnot

be

s e pa r a t e d f r om l e a r ni n g E n g l i s h i n g e n e r a l . I t i s

t he

ke y

a s pe c t

of

t he

f our

l a n g ua ge

s ki l l s . Ac c or di n g t o Ta r i ga n

One

of

t he t e c hni que s t h a t

c a n be

us e d t o t e a c h v oc a bul a r y

i s

r i ddl e s . R i d dl e s c a n m a ke

t h e

s t ude nt s

e nj o y i n t e a c hi n g

l e a r ni ng

pr o c e s s

a nd m a k e

t he

s t ude nt s i nt e r e s t e d a nd m ot i va t e d i n l e a r ni ng

En g l i s h. I n o t he r

wor ds , i f

t he

s t ude nt s a r e i nt e r e s t e d a nd m ot i va t e d

i n l e a r ni ng En g l i s h, t he y

wi l l

b e

e a s i e r

t o unde r s t a nd a nd c om pr e he n d t he

wor ds t h e y l e a r n s o t ha t i t c a n i nf l ue nc e t he i r

a c hi e v e m e nt . Thi s

r e s e a r c h w a s qua s i e x pe r i m e nt a l

r e s e a r c h. The

pur p os e

of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h wa s

t o i nve s t i ga t e wh e t he r

or

not t he r e

w a s a

s i gni f i c a nt

e f f e c t o f

us i ng

R i ddl e s

on t he

s e ve nt h g r a de

s t ude nt s ’ v oc a bul a r y a c hi e ve m e nt

a t

S M P N 1 J e ng ga wa h i n t he 2012/ 2013 a c a de m i c

y e a r . The

a r e a

of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h wa s

S M P N 1 J e ng g a wa h . I t

wa s c ho s e n pur pos i ve l y be c a us e t he

us e

of r i ddl e s h a d ne ve r

b e e n a ppl i e d i n t e a c hi n g x i i i l e a r ni n g

pr oc e s s

i n t hi s

s c hool . The popul a t i on s of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h we r e

t he

s e ve n t h g r a de

s t ud e nt s

of

S M P N 1 J e ngg a w a h i n t he

201 2 /

201 3 a c a de m i c

y e a r .

Th e

r e s e a r c h r e s ponde nt s w e r e de t e r m i ne d b y

c l us t e r r a ndom s a m pl i ng t hr ou g h a l ot t e r y . Th e t ot a l num be r

of

t he

r e s ponde n t s wa s 78 s t ude nt s

t ha t c ons i s t e d of 40 s t ude nt s

of

V I I C

a s t he

e x p e r i m e nt a l

g r oup

t a ug ht vo c a bul a r y b y us i ng r i ddl e s a nd 38 s t ude n t s

of

V I I A a s

c ont r ol

g r oup t a u ght voc a bul a r y b y

us i n g

l e c t ur i n g a nd

q ue s t i on a ns we r t e c hni que s . The

da t a

of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h w e r e

c ol l e c t e d f r o m

t he

s t ude nt s ’

s c or e s

of voc a bul a r y

a c hi e ve m e n t t e s t , i n t e r vi e w a nd doc um e nt a t i on . The voc a bul a r y a c hi e ve m e nt t e s t

wa s

c ol l e c t e d f r om

t he

pos t

t e s t

t o know t he m e a n s c or e of

t he

t w o g r oups , a nd t he

r e s ul t

wa s a n a l y z e d b y

us i n g

t t e s t

f or m ul a t hr oug h

S P S S .

B a s e d

on t he

c a l c ul a t i on,

t he m e a n s c or e

of

t he

e x pe r i m e nt a l

g r oup

wa s

hi g he r

t ha n t he

m e a n s c or e

of

t he

c ont r ol

gr o up . The

r e s ul t

of

t h e

t t e s t

a na l y s i s

wi t h

s i g ni f i c a nt

l e ve l

of 5% s hows

t h a t

t he

s i g ni f i c a nt

v a l ue

i s 0. 0 33 t ha t

i s

l owe r

t ha n

0 . 05 . I t

m e a ns

t ha t t he r e

wa s

a

s t a t i s t i c a l

di f f e r e n c e

be t we e n

t he

e x p e r i m e nt a l

a nd

t he

c ont r ol

g r oups .

I t i ndi c a t e d

t ha t

t he r e

w a s

a

s i g ni f i c a nt

e f f e c t

of

us i ng

r i ddl e s

on

t he

s e v e nt h

g r a de s t ude nt s ’

voc a bul a r y

a c h i e ve m e nt

a t

S M P N

1

J e ngg a wa h

i n

t he

2012/ 201 3

a c a d e m i c y e a r .

The r e f or e ,

i t

i s

r e c om m e nde d

f or

t he

t e a c h e r

t o us e

r i ddl e s

a s

a t e c hni que i n t e a c hi n g

voc a bul a r y Voc a bul a r y

i s

one of

t he

l a ng ua ge

c om pone nt s

t ha t

c a nnot

be

s e pa r a t e d f r om l e a r ni n g E n g l i s h i n g e n e r a l . I t i s

t he

ke y

a s pe c t

of

t he

f our

l a n g ua ge

s ki l l s . Ac c or di n g t o Ta r i ga n

One

of

t he t e c hni que s t h a t

c a n be

us e d t o t e a c h v oc a bul a r y

i s

r i ddl e s . R i d dl e s c a n m a ke

t h e

s t ude nt s

e nj o y i n t e a c hi n g

l e a r ni ng

pr o c e s s

a nd m a k e

t he

s t ude nt s i nt e r e s t e d a nd m ot i va t e d i n l e a r ni ng

En g l i s h. I n o t he r

wor ds , i f

t he

s t ude nt s a r e i nt e r e s t e d a nd m ot i va t e d

i n l e a r ni ng En g l i s h, t he y

wi l l

b e

e a s i e r

t o unde r s t a nd a nd c om pr e he n d t he

wor ds t h e y l e a r n s o t ha t i t c a n i nf l ue nc e t he i r

a c hi e v e m e nt . Thi s

r e s e a r c h w a s qua s i e x pe r i m e nt a l

r e s e a r c h. The

pur p os e

of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h wa s

t o i nve s t i ga t e wh e t he r

or

not t he r e

w a s a

s i gni f i c a nt

e f f e c t o f

us i ng

R i ddl e s

on t he

s e ve nt h g r a de

s t ude nt s ’ v oc a bul a r y a c hi e ve m e nt

a t

S M P N 1 J e ng ga wa h i n t he 2012/ 2013 a c a de m i c

y e a r . The

a r e a

of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h wa s

S M P N 1 J e ng g a wa h . I t

wa s c ho s e n pur pos i ve l y be c a us e t he

us e

of r i ddl e s h a d ne ve r

b e e n a ppl i e d i n t e a c hi n g x i i i l e a r ni n g

pr oc e s s

i n t hi s

s c hool . The popul a t i on s of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h we r e

t he

s e ve n t h g r a de

s t ud e nt s

of

S M P N 1 J e ngg a w a h i n t he

201 2 /

201 3 a c a de m i c

y e a r .

Th e

r e s e a r c h r e s ponde nt s w e r e de t e r m i ne d b y

c l us t e r r a ndom s a m pl i ng t hr ou g h a l ot t e r y . Th e t ot a l num be r

of

t he

r e s ponde n t s wa s 78 s t ude nt s

t ha t c ons i s t e d of 40 s t ude nt s

of

V I I C

a s t he

e x p e r i m e nt a l

g r oup

t a ug ht vo c a bul a r y b y us i ng r i ddl e s a nd 38 s t ude n t s

of

V I I A a s

c ont r ol

g r oup t a u ght voc a bul a r y b y

us i n g

l e c t ur i n g a nd

q ue s t i on a ns we r t e c hni que s . The

da t a

of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h w e r e

c ol l e c t e d f r o m

t he

s t ude nt s ’

s c or e s

of voc a bul a r y

a c hi e ve m e n t t e s t , i n t e r vi e w a nd doc um e nt a t i on . The voc a bul a r y a c hi e ve m e nt t e s t

wa s

c ol l e c t e d f r om

t he

pos t

t e s t

t o know t he m e a n s c or e of

t he

t w o g r oups , a nd t he

r e s ul t

wa s a n a l y z e d b y

us i n g

t t e s t

f or m ul a t hr oug h

S P S S .

B a s e d

on t he

c a l c ul a t i on,

t he m e a n s c or e

of

t he

e x pe r i m e nt a l

g r oup

wa s

hi g he r

t ha n t he

m e a n s c or e

of

t he

c ont r ol

gr o up . The

r e s ul t

of

t h e

t t e s t

a na l y s i s

wi t h

s i g ni f i c a nt

l e ve l

of 5% s hows

t h a t

t he

s i g ni f i c a nt

v a l ue

i s 0. 0 33 t ha t

i s

l owe r

t ha n

0 . 05 . I t

m e a ns

t ha t t he r e

wa s

a

s t a t i s t i c a l

di f f e r e n c e

be t we e n

t he

e x p e r i m e nt a l

a nd

t he

c ont r ol

g r oups .

I t i ndi c a t e d

t ha t

t he r e

w a s

a

s i g ni f i c a nt

e f f e c t

of

us i ng

r i ddl e s

on

t he

s e v e nt h

g r a de s t ude nt s ’

voc a bul a r y

a c h i e ve m e nt

a t

S M P N

1

J e ngg a wa h

i n

t he

2012/ 201 3

a c a d e m i c y e a r .

The r e f or e ,

i t

i s

r e c om m e nde d

f or

t he

t e a c h e r

t o us e

r i ddl e s

a s

a t e c hni que i n t e a c hi n g

voc a bul a r y