Improving VIII-A Students' Vocabulary by Using Stick Figures

Abstract

It is kind of Classroom Action Research (CAR). The objectives of this research were: (1) To improve the VIII-A students’ participation by using stick figures at SMP Negeri 1 Jelbuk Jember , and (2) To improve the VIII-A students’ vocabulary achievement by using stick figures at SMP Negeri 1 Jelbuk. The research area was chosen by using purposive method. The data collection methods of this research were interview, observation, documentation, and vocabulary achievement test. The research participants were VIII-A students. This research was held collaboratively between the researcher and the English teacher. The research was done in two cycles while each cycle consisted of three meetings. Meeting I and Meeting II were used to teach the students by using stick figures and to observe their participation. Meeting III was used to conduct vocabulary achievement test. Based on the observation result in Cycle 1, it showed that the average of the students’ participation was only 65.03% students who were categorized as active participants. It increased become 89.65% students participated actively in the observation result in Cycle 2. Furthermore, the students’ mean score increased from 69.47 in Cycle 1 to 76.14 in Cycle 2. Additionally, there were only 50% students who got score 70 or higher in the vocabulary achievement test done in Cycle 1. It was improved become 86.21% students who got score 70 or higher in the vocabulary achievement test in Cycle 2. Based on the research results, it meant that the objectives of the research were completed.