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b. Main Activity In this activity, post-test 2 was conducted to know the
students’ achievement in learning vocabulary after the action of cycle 2 was revised.
c. Closing Having finished the test, IA ended the class. Before ending
the class IA gave general review about the whole activities that she had done during the research. IA hoped that they could maintain
their participation in English class especially learning vocabulary. She ended the lesson by saying goodbye.
4. Observing the Action
When the teacher IA implemented teaching vocabulary using experiential learning, the process was observed and the result
could be explained as follows:
a The first meeting
In the first meeting, the teaching learning process became more effective than in the first cycle. The teaching and learning
process ran well. The students followed the teaching learning process enthusiastically. There was no serious problem faced by the
teacher. The students were easily controlled.
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In this meeting, IA used game in teaching learning process. IA saw that the students paid more attention and wanted to take part
to the lesson. When the teacher gave the questions, almost all students in the classroom tried to answer by raises their hand. The
students discussed the name of each thing about public places without being asked. Then, IA asked to students some questions
dealing with the topic and saying “what is a place for saving money?” some students raised their hand in order that IA would give
them chance to answer. She gave the praises when the student could answer the question. She said “good job” or “great”. When there
were some wrong answers, the other students were competing to answer the question by raising their hand and the others directly
gave comment and told the right answer. They gave answer enthusiastically. Some students, who seemed unconfident in the
cycle 1 began to speak up in the teaching and learning process of cycle 2. The number of passive students was fewer than before. The
teacher used game in teaching learning process. The students enjoyed the experiential learning activity. They
could pronounce and spell the words well. They could grasp and memorize the vocabulary and they could write in correct grammar.
The students seemed to fully learn the lesson. When IA asked to do the task individually, they could do the task well. They could
answer the questions well without seeing the notes anymore. The
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students knew well their assignment. The class situation in doing individual task was so quiet.
b The second meeting
In the second meeting, the teaching and learning process ran well. The students were very enthusiastic. When the teacher entered
the classroom with her collaborator the students screamed “Hooray…”. The students enjoyed every single activity in this
meeting. In the meeting, they also participated in teaching and
learning process. They were very enthusiastic to involve in teaching and learning process, especially when they were told by their teacher
that they would learn outside the classroom. The teacher gave a game model. They listened to the teacher’s explanation carefully.
Then she asked the students to choose a piece of paper from the teacher. Then, they started actively to discuss and practice by
themselves while the teacher walked around checking the students’ activity.
Most of the students were enthusiastic in practicing the “topic card”. They asked the teacher to check their conversation. The
students felt proud of their ability in vocabulary, so that they did the activity well.
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c The third meeting
In the third meeting, the teaching learning process became more more effective than in the first cycle. The teacher still used
game in teaching learning process by practicing spelling of the words. The teaching and learning process ran very well. The
students followed the teaching learning process enthusiastically. There was no serious problem faced by the teacher. The students
were easily controlled. In this meeting, IA asked that the students to pay more
attention and wanted to take part to the lesson. When the teacher gave the questions, almost all students in the classroom tried to
answer by raising their hand. The students discussed the name of each thing about public places and giving direction and location.
The students enjoyed the experiential learning activity. They could pronounce the words well. They could grasp and
memorize the vocabulary and they could write in correct grammar. The students seemed to fully learn the lesson. When IA asked
to do the task individually, they could do the task well. They could answer the questions well without seeing the notes anymore. The
students knew well their assignment. The class situation in doing individual task was so quiet.
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d The fourth meeting
In this meeting, post-test 2 was conducted. The result of post- test 2 showed the improvement of students’ mean score. The mean
score increased from 67.29 in post-test 1 to 75.43 in post-test 2.
5. Reflecting and Evaluating the Action
