IMPROVING STUDENTS VOCABULARY THROUGH JUMBLED WORD MEDIA FOR SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 MEKAR BARU

Pembimbing:  Ledy Nurlely M.Pd. dan Weliam Hamer, M. Pd. 

The objectives of the research were to describe process of improving students vocabulary through Jumbled Words Media of SMPN 3 Mekar Baru. The research methodology was classroom action research (CAR). The implementation of classroom action research was conducted of two cycles. There were cycle I and cycle II, each cycle consisted of two meetings. This research involved seventh grade students which consisted of 34 students. The instrument of the research was data collecting technique, the data were observation, tests (pre-test and post-tests), and documentation. The result of this research showed that there was a significant difference of the students achievement in pre-test and post-test. The average score of pre-test was 48.52%, while, after giving treatment in cycle I, the students average score in post-test I was 68.94%. Then, after giving treatment in cycle II, the students average score in post-test II was 87.17. Based on the data the researcher concluded that: 1) there was the improvement of using Jumbled Word Media in teaching vocabulary 2) the students became interested and motivated in learning English. 

Keywords : Classroom Action research (CAR), Jumbled Words, Media in Teaching, Teaching Vocabulary.

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