THE EFFECT OF USING PICTURES ON THE VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SLTPN 2 JEMBER IN THE 2001 / 2002 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

English is a compulsory subject at Junior High School (SLTP). To make the teaching and learning process of vocabulary more interesting and effective, pictures can be used as media. This research has been conducted to investigate whether there is a significant effect of using pictures on the vocabulary achievement of the first year students of SLTPN 2 Jember in the 2001 / 2002 academic year. The respondents were determined by using cluster random sampling method. There were 90 respondents involved. The methods used to collect data were test, interview, and documentation. The data obtained from the test were analyzed by applying t-test formula. The hypothesis of this research was that there is a significant effect of using pictures on the vocabulary achievement of the first year students of SLTP Negeri 2 Jember in the 2001 / 2002 academic year. From the data analysis and interpretation, it was found that the result of the computation value of the students' vocabulary achievement was higher (8,903) than the t-critic value (1,987) with significant level of 5 %. It can be concluded that there was a significant effect of using pictures on the vocabulary achievement of the first year students of SLTP Negeri 2 Jember in the 2001 / 2002 academic year. From this finding it is suggested that the English teacher should pay more attention on the vocabulary teaching and learning process and use pictures, such as stick figures and picture chart to make the teaching and learning processes more effective and interesting.