THE EFFECT OF USING TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE TECHNIQUE ON VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS OF MADRASAH ISLAMIYAH IBTIDAIYAH ROGOJAMPI IN THE 2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

In order to achieve the objective of this study the writer used a quasi experimental research by using post- test only design. The population of this study was the fourth grades of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Rogojampi. The population of all fourth grades was 90 students and 25% students of each class were selected to do the try out because in Madrasah Islamiyah Ibtidaiyah Rogojampi, there are only two classes of grade four. There were two meetings during the experiment. Before the experiment was conducted, the students were given homogenity test. At the end of the experiment, the students were given a post- test. Achievement test was administered to collect the main data. To analyze the data, t-test formula with significant level of 5% was used. The result showed that statistical computation value of t-test was higher than that of the critical value of t- table (2.96 > 2.02). It means that the fourth year students of Madrasah Islamiyah Ibtidaiyah Rogojampi in the 2010/2011 got better vocabulary achievement after having the treatment than before they got the treatment. The degree of relative effectiveness was 9,03% which means that the vocabulary teaching through Total Physical Response was more effective 9,03% than vocabulary teaching without using Total Physical Response. The result of the study showed that teaching vocabulary by using Total Physical Response technique was effective. In line with the result, the writer suggests that the English teacher should be able to create their own way to arise their students’ interest in joining their instruction. The use of Total Physical Response as a technique is one way to achieve this goal. In addition, English teachers must select a suitable technique related to the material they are going to teach.