activity whether the methodology approach is cognitive, behavior and they can be adapted in large or small class.
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6. Previous Related Study
The researcher has found two relevant studies which related to this research. First is “The Use of Crossword Puzzle to Improve Vocabulary
Mastery Classroom Action Research on the First Grade Students of SMP N ” written by Zunita Widyasari. The purpose of this research is to find out
whether there is improvement of the students‟ achievement in vocabulary using crossword puzzle. This is shown by the students‟ enthusism in doing
crossword puzzle and most of students better understand what the teacher taught in cycle II than in cycle I. Moreover, the students‟ achievement of
vocabulary has improved by using crossword puzzle in their test. Furthermore, the result of t-test calculation cycle I is 5,97 and in cycle II is 6,33.
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Second, the research by the title “The Effectiveness of Word Find Puzzle to
Teach Common Noun for Fifth Grade of Elementary School ” written by
Ainatus Sholikhah. The aim of this research is to find the effectiveness of word find puzzle between the students‟ who were taught by using word find
puzzle and the students‟ who were not taught using word find puzzle on
common noun, especially in SDN 03 Pekalongan. The result of the research shows that the experimental classhas the mean value pretest was 54.60 and
post-test was 74.00. while the control class has the mean value pre-test was 52.0and post-test was 59.40.
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Thomas P. Carter, Cross Word Puzzle in the Foreign Language Classroom, The Modern Language Journal, Volume 58, No 3 March.,1974, Wiley National Federation of Modern Language
Teachers Association, p. 4.
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Zunita Widyasari, The Use of Crossword Puzzle to Improve Vocabulary Mastery, Skripsi at English Departement of Education Faculty State Islamic Studies Institute STAIN Salatiga.
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Ainatus Sholikhah, The Effectivness of Word Find Puzzle to Teach Common Noun for Fifth Grade of Elementary School An Experimental Study to the fifth Grade of SDN Pekalongan in the
Academic year 20102011. Skripsi at Tarbiyah Faculty Walisongo State Institute for Islamic Studies Semarang.
The study that the present researcher is doing now different from the previous studies above. The method that is used in this study is an
experimental study to know whether or not using crossword puzzle is effective while the method that is used in previous study is classroom action
research. Besides, this study did not focused on vocabulary mastery in general but rather focuses on vocabulary that researcher taught in first grade of junior
high school.
7. Theoretical Framework
Based on students need in learning vocabulary there are four points such as meaning, word use, word formation and word grammar. The use crossword
puzzle is important because crossword puzzle can be applied in word use, meaning, word formation and also word grammar. In the case of meaning, the
use of crossword puzzle will ease for students know the meaning of word based on text because when students know the correct word they will
automatically know the meaning correctly. Students know how to use a word based on how it is used because when they fulfill the hidden word they read
the clues so they know the use of word . In students‟ writing, students will be
able to correct sentences because students regularly read the clues and write vocabulary to answer the puzzle so they know how to twist words to fit
different grammatical context. Furthermore, students can change word based on grammatical meaning because crossword puzzle as media can help students
to learn to know the changing of word on grammatical by read short story as the clues.
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