THE EFFECT OF USING NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER TECHNIQUE ON THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT AT SMP NEGERI 6 JEMBER IN THE 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

Voc a bul a r y

i s

t he b a s i c

t hi ng

i n l a ng u a g e

l e a r ni ng . M a n y

p e opl e

who l e a r n

l a ng u a g e

c a nnot

unde r s t a nd t he

wor ds

or

s e nt e nc e s i f

t he y

do not

know t he

m e a ni ng of

t he

wor ds . Vo c a bul a r y

pl a y s

a n

i m por t a nt

r ol e

i n de ve l opi n g

t h e

s t ude n t s ’

s ki l l s of Eng l i s h s pe a ki n g , r e a di n g , l i s t e ni ng

a nd wr i t i ng . W he n t he

s t ude nt s

wa nt

t o e x pr e s s t he i r

i de a s

or

f e e l i n g

t he y

n e e d m or e

voc a bul a r i e s

t o s pe a k a nd w r i t e . B y

ha vi ng

a

l ot of

wor ds

t he

s t ude nt s

c a n

c om m uni c a t e

e a s i l y

a nd m or e

e f f e c t i ve l y . Num be r e d He a ds Tog e t h e r

t e c hni que

c a n be

a n a l t e r n a t i ve

i n t e a c hi ng

voc a bul a r y . Num b e r e d He a ds To g e t h e r

t e c hni que

g i v e s

pos i t i ve

e f f e c t s

t o t he

s t ude nt s ;

s uc h a s

t he y

l e a r n how

t o c oope r a t e

wi t h e a c h ot he r , e ve r y

s t ude nt

wi l l

s t udy

h a r de r

be c a us e

t he y

do

not

wa nt t o be c om e

a

l os e r , l e a r n how t o l os e

but s t i l l

ha ve

a

bi g

m ot i va t i on t o ge t

a

m a x i m u m s c or e a nd t o b e t he wi nne r , a nd how t o g i ve a pp r e c i a t i on t o e a c h ot he r .

Thi s

r e s e a r c h

wa s

a n e x pe r i m e nt a l

r e s e a r c h.

The

p ur pos e

of

t hi s

r e s e a r c h i s t o know whe t he r

or

not

t he r e

i s a

s i g ni f i c a nt

e f f e c t

of

us i ng Num be r e d H e a ds

Tog e t he r

t e c hni que on t he

s e ve nt h g r a d e

s t ude nt s ’

voc a bul a r y

a c hi e v e m e nt

a t

S M P N 6 J e m be r i n t he

2012/ 2013 a c a de m i c

y e a r .

The

a r e a

of

t h i s

r e s e a r c h

wa s

S M P N 6

J e m be r . I t wa s

c hos e n pu r pos i ve l y

be c a us e

t he

us e

o f Num b e r e d H e a ds

To ge t he r

a s

a t e c hni que of

t e a c hi n g

En g l i s h ha d ne ve r

be e n a ppl i e d i n t e a c hi n g

l e a r ni n g

pr o c e s s

a t t hi s s c hool .

The

r e s pond e nt s of

t hi s

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

t he

s e v e nt h

gr a de

s t ude nt s

of

S M P N 6 J e m be r

i n t he

2012/ 2013 a c a d e m i c

y e a r . Hom oge ne i t y

t e s t

i n t h e

f or m

o f

voc a bul a r y a c hi e ve m e nt t e s t wa s a pp l i e d t o know t he hom og e ne i t y of t he popul a t i on.