Using Picture Files to Enhance the Eighth Grade Students’ Vocabulary Achievement at SMPN 2 Mumbulsari Junior High School

Abstract

This research was conducted to solve the problems dealing with the students' vocabulary achievement. The design of this research was Classroom Action Research. The research subjects were chosen by using purposive method. The data of this research were taken from the students' vocabulary achievement test and the observation by using fieldnotes. The result of the students' vocabulary achievement test showed that there was an improvement of the percentage of the students who achieved > 75 (the standard minimum score). It increased from 38.71% in the preliminary study to 80.65% in the first cycle. Moreover, the result of the observations also showed that the use of picture files in teaching and learning vocabulary could assist their mastery of vocabulary. Thus, the results of this research above proved that the use of picture files could enhance the students' vocabulary achievement.