3. Planning the actions by constructing the lesson plans, the instrument for
observation, and materials for the first cycle 4.
Implementing the actions in the first cycle in teaching vocabulary achievement. In this activity, the researcher is carrying out the teaching
practice while the English teacher is doing the observation. 5.
Observing the classroom during the implementation of the action. 6.
Administering a vocabulary achievement to the research subjects after the action done in the first cycle.
7. Analyzing the result of vocabulary achievement.
8. Analyzing the result of classroom observation.
9. Reflecting the result of vocabulary achievement and the result of classroom
observation. The actions were continued to the second cycle when the result of the test in
the first cycle could not achieve the criteria of success. The next cycle continued until the target of the research could be achieved and the cycle was stopped. The
procedure of doing the action in the second cycle was the same with the procedure when doing the action in the first cycle. Finally the researcher drew the conclusion to
answer the research problems and reported the result.
3.2 Area Determination Method
Area determination method deals with the place where the researcher was conducted. The area determination method was determined by using purposive
method. Fraenkel and Wallen 2009:100 state that a purposive method is a method in choosing a research based on a certain purpose or reason. This research conducted
at SMPN 5 Jember. This area was chosen purposively based on these following considerations:
a. The VIII D students of SMPN 5 Jember faced difficulties in mastering
vocabulary
b. The students still had low average scores in vocabulary achievement
c. Pelmanism game had never been applied in the teaching and learning activity
to teach vocabulary, at this school. Considering the English teacher method to teach vocabulary that still used a traditional method, that was explaining
without using any media d.
The Headmaster of SMPN 5 Jember and the English teacher of VIII D gave permission to conduct the classroom action research by using Pelmanism
game.
3.3 Research Subject Determination Method
Purposive Method was applied to determine the research subject in this research. Fraenkel and Wallen 2009:100 say this method requires the researcher to
use his own personal judgment based on the prior information she gets concerning the research subject. The research subjects in this research were the students of VIII
D grade students at SMPN 5 Jember. The students in this class were chosen as the research subjects because of some problems; first, the VIII D students of SMPN 5
Jember faced difficulties in mastering vocabulary. Second, it was about 90 of 38 students in the class could not differentiate the classification of the English words,
such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. In addition, they still had difficulties in understanding the meaning of the vocabulary. Moreover, the mean score of the
students’ vocabulary test was 65.53. Meanwhile, the standard minimum score of English in SMPN 5 Jember was 75. Besides they had low attention and motivation in
learning vocabulary during reading class.
3.4 Data Collection Method
