THE EFFECT OF PICTURES ON THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS' STRUCTURE ACHIEVEMENT AT SLTP NEGERI 3 JEMBER IN THE 2001/2002 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

Structure is one of the English components that is necessary for the students of Junior High School to master, because it can be used as a means of learning and developing the four English skills. This was an experimental research with subject design or pre-test and post-test that was conducted at SL TP Negeri 3 Jember.The problem of this research is "Is there a Si!:,rnificant effect of pictures on the second year students' structure achievement at SL TP negeri 3 Jember in the 2001 /2002 academic year. Dealing with the problem stated above, the goal of this research is to know whether or not there is a significant effect of pictures on the second year students' Structure achievement at SLTP Negeri 3 Jember in the 2001 /2002 academic year. The hypothesis is "there is a significant effect of pictures on the second year students' Structure achievement at SL TP Negeri 3 Jember in the 2001 /2002 academic year.The sample was one class, class llE that was taken by purposive cluster sampling. The class was given pre-test of Structure before the treatment and it was given post-test after the treatment. The treatment was teaching structure by using pictures to the class. The primary data were collected by structure test (pre-test and post-test). The supporting data were obtained from interview and documentation. The collected primary data were analyzed by using t-test formula to prove the hypothesis. The result of the data analysis oft-test showed that the statistical value oft was 6,06 that was higher than the critical value oft with db 42 that was (2,021 ). It means that the result was significant. In other words, there was a significanc .!£feet of pictures on the second year students' Structure achievement c..t SLTP Negeri 3 Jember in the 2001 /2002 academic year. Therefore, it is suggested that the English teachers use pictures as teaching media to improve the students' Structure achievement.