ABSTRACT
USING WORDS PICTURE IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO YOUNG LEARNERS
By
MUHAMMAD IKRAM A1D2 13 105
This study aims to find out the effect of words picture on students’ vocabulary achievement. The research question formulated “is there any significant effect of words picture on students’ vocabulary achievement”. The study applied quasi experimental design. The sample of this study was students’ third grade of MI Pesri Kendari who were registered in academy year 2016/2017. They were 34 students in experiment class (III A) and 34 students in control class (III E). The instrument of this research was vocabulary test, 5 items of multiple choice question and 16 items of matching test questions. The total item of the instrument of this researcher was 21 items. Before giving pretest in two classes, the researcher did pilot study to know the prior knowledge about students’ vocabulary achievement at MI Pesri Kendari especially class III, the researcher conducted pilot study in other class namely III D to find out whether the instrument valid and reliable or not. In conducting teaching and learning process, the researcher taught the class III-A by using words picture and III E by words without picture. After post test was done in both classes, the researcher used parametric analysis named descriptive analysis frequency by using SPSS 23 for windows. Before conducted the analysis, homogeneity test was done in SPSS 23 for window as the requirement of using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The result of research shows In experiment class, the mean of pre test before getting treatment is 59,24, while the student’s mean in post test is 86,27 with the gain score 27,03. Meanwhile, in control class, the mean in pre test is 48,32 and in the post test, student’s mean is 68,76 with the gain score 20,44. It also is proved from the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. It is found that Asymp.sig. (2-tailed) is in 0,001< 0,05, the null hypothesis (H) is rejected and (H) is accepted. With respect to theories, previous studies, and the result of gathered data, the current study researcher proves, it means that “There is significant effect of words picture on students’ vocabulary achievement at third grade of MI Pesri Kendari”.
Key Words: Words Picture, Vocabulary, Young Learners.