IMPROVING THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND THEIR VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT BY USING RIDDLES AT SMPN 1 PADANG LUMAJANG IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

This Classroom Action Research was intended to improve the eighth grade students’ active participation and their vocabulary achievement by using riddles at SMPN 1 Padang Lumajang in the 2013/2014 academic year. Therefore, the classroom action research in two cycles was conducted. There were two kinds of data in this research; they were primary data and supporting data. The primary data were taken from observation and vocabulary test, while the supporting data were taken from interview and documentation. The primary data were analyzed quantitatively by using the percentage formula. Based on the result of the data analysis, it could be reported that the percentage of the students’ active participation increased from 58.33% in Cycle 1 to 83.33% in Cycle 2. Then, the results of the vocabulary test showed that the percentage of the students who got score ≥ 75 increased from 62.5% in Cycle 1 to 79.17% in Cycle. It could be concluded that the use of riddles could improve the students’ active participation and their vocabulary achievement in the vocabulary teaching learning process at SMPN 1 Padang Lumajang.